Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend is here!
The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend is here! That also means football season is here with the Hall of Fame Game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears at Tom Benson Stadium in Canton, Ohio. As for the game itself, it is a glorified scrimmage played by a bunch of third string players trying to make a roster. But we will watch because we’ve gone almost seven months without football (unless you count the UFL or college spring ball). We will basically be watching laundry; familiar jerseys and helmets, but we may not recognize many players.
But it is the sights, sounds and the rhythm of the game that we miss. Pre-season football is mental candy for our brains.
![Dwight Freeney #93 of the Indianapolis Colts stretches over running back Cedric Benson #32 of the Chicago Bears to recover a fumble during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.](https://espnswfl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/GettyImages-73202550_1722521130_.jpg?w=1024)
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Meanwhile, this weekend we will immortalize seven players among the best who ever played by inducting them into the Hall of Fame.
Dwight Freeney was one of the best pass rushers to play the game and won a Super Bowl with the Colts. Randy Gradishire plugged up many an offense at linebacker. Devin Hester was the best kick returner the game ever saw. Too bad he cannot play in today’s game with the new kickoff rules set to begin in 2024! He would be even more amazing.
Also part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend inductions is Andre Johnson. He was one of the most steady and consistent receivers to play the game. Steve McMichael was the gritty nose tackle on the 1985 Bears Super Bowl Championship defense, considered by many to be the best defense of all-time. And Julius Peppers and Patrick Willis blended tremendous size with freakish speed and terrorized quarterbacks their entire careers.
So, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend is here. This is when we celebrate the game’s past and look forward to the immediate future. For the latest NFL news tune in each weekday to Craig Shemon and Company from 2-6 on ESPN Southwest Florida.