They traveled, they got hotels and all that sort of thing.
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But either way, the league had to call off this game. On Aug. 14, 2001, a preseason game between the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles was cancelled due to an unplayable field at Veterans Stadium.
According to ESPN, a problem arose after paint was applied to the midfield logo and in the end zones.
“On a couple of levels it was rough”, said Thomas Gryniewicz from Milwaukee, who drove almost eight hours to the game.
“Again, this is disappointing but we have to vet it out and find out what occurred, and this shouldn’t happen”.
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Sunday’s National Football League preseason opener between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers is in jeopardy. And it does huge ratings.
The UBU turf is not the same surface that the Pittsburgh Steelers complained bitterly about after kicker Shaun Suisham tore his ACL without contact in last year’s Hall of Fame game. Most of the players in the contest won’t make the final roster of either team.
It’s not just the television crowd. He said it was a safety issue, and all fans would be fully refunded for ticket purchases, which will cost the hall several million dollars.
Both teams started to come out on the field a little before 5 p.m. and not long after there were coaches, team officials and medical personnel congregated at midfield. The fans continued to boo throughout Baker’s announcement. “Here at the Hall of Fame, we have the greatest respect for players”.
The NFL has canceled only three games in the past 21 years because of field conditions, but players routinely complain about surfaces at Chicago’s Soldier Field and Houston’s Reliant Stadium, among others.
“This is a hard decision, but we know it is the right decision”, he said. They couldn’t ensure the safety of the players.
Players from the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers, the two teams set to play in the game, remained at the stadium for a fan fest event that replaced the game. “It’s a hard decision because of the impact it has, but it’s an easy ethical decision”.
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Saturday night’s enshrinement ceremony had the entire field covered with plywood planks to accomodate the seating chairs, network television camera tower and the NFL Network and ESPN temporary studios. But then many fans departed the stadium even though the halftime show featuring Lee Greenwood was held. Monday Night Countdown’s Randy Moss was calling for someone to lose their job, and Monday Night Football’s Jon Gruden called the mishap an “embarrassment”. McDonough will take over play-by-play duties for Mike Tirico this season.
