New stadium for HOF Game will be ready just in time for 2017 event

With just 16 days before the Hall of Fame Game is set to take place, Canton is promising the stadium will be ready for the event - unlike last year.

The game was canceled in 2016 due to wet paint on the field, but this year's contest between the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys should be good to go, with the $700 million endeavor currently on schedule.

"It will be done, but just don't brush up against any walls because the paint may be fresh," joked Kevin Shiplett, vice president of operations and facilities for the Hall, according to Todd Porter of the Canton Repository.

The stadium will require temporary bleachers and a scoreboard, with the aim of having all work completed for the 2018 events.

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