Raiders Will Compete in Hall of Fame Preseason Game

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Monday that the Las Vegas Raiders will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL Hall of Fame preseason game that is set take place on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Canton, Ohio.

BREAKING NEWS: The @Raiders will take on the @Jaguars in the 2022 Hall of Fame Game at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 4.

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 AM ET.

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— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 28, 2022

The game will take place two days before former Raider stars Cliff Branch and Richard Seymour are inducted the Hall of Fame along with the rest of the 2022 class. Representing the Jaguars in the enshrinement will be legend Tony Boselli.

The matchup will open the 2022 preseason and will be the first game for newly hired head coaches Josh McDaniels of the Raiders and Doug Pederson of the Jaguars.

McDaniels is a native of Canton, where he played high school football at Fawcett Stadium, now known as Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The game will serve as the Raiders' fourth appearance in the Hall of Fame Game and the Jaguars' second.

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