The Cardinals and the Cowboys will play in the 2017 Hall of Fame game.
Kurt Warner is going to Canton this summer, and so are the Cardinals.
With their former quarterback getting inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Aug. 5, the Cards will make an appearance themselves two days before, playing the Dallas Cowboys in the annual Hall of Fame game that will start the 2017 NFL season in Canton, Ohio.
The game will be Aug. 3 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Kickoff will be at 5 p.m. Arizona time.
Both Warner, who played for the Cardinals from 2005-2009, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones are part of the 2017 Hall of
Fame class. The Cardinals will also host the Cowboys at University of Phoenix Stadium at some point in the regular season.
The Cards last played in the Hall of Fame game in 2012, falling to the Saints, 17-10, at the outset of coach Ken Whisenhunt's final season. Prior to that, the franchise hadn't played in a Hall of Fame game since 1986. It will be the Cards' fifth overall Hall of Fame game.
For the first time, the game has been moved before the Enshrinement ceremony. In the past, the induction came on Saturday with the game Sunday. Field issues, trying to ready the stadium for a game in less than a day after the induction ceremony, led to the cancellation of the game last season.
The Cardinals were already facing the need to be out of University of Phoenix Stadium for a few days during training camp because of a Metallica concert Aug. 4. The fifth preseason game means the Cardinals will begin training camp earlier than normal.
In 2012, when the Hall of Fame game was held Aug. 5, report day for training camp was July 24. This year's training camp dates will be announced later this summer.
Ticket packages for the Hall of Fame week are on sale now by calling 844-751-0532 or by clicking here. Individual tickets for the Hall of Fame game and the Enshrinement ceremony go on sale March 31. Fans can sign up for information and updates about tickets by clicking here or by going to profootballhof.com.
Images from Aeneas Williams' gold jacket dinner at the Hall of Fame
Commissioner Roger Goodell gives the gold jacket to Aeneas Williams' father, Lawrence
Putting on the jacket for the first time
Happy Aeneas
Bidwill family members (from left) Tim, Christy, Nicole and Michael celebrate Aeneas Williams' moment
A emotional moment between Aeneas and former Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin
Aeneas and his father Lawrence
Aeneas Williams
Aeneas is introduced and goes through the "gauntlet" of current Hall of Famers
Aeneas talks with NFL reporter and Michael Strahan presenter Jay Glazer
Aeneas and Michael Irvin hug
Buttoning up for the first time
Joining fellow inductee Andre Reed of the Buffalo Bills
The Bidwill family gets a wave from the stage
Michael Strahan and Aeneas
A selfie with NFL Network's Rich Eisen
The Hall of Fame class of 2014: Ray Guy, Claude Humphrey, Derrick Brooks, Walter Jones, Andre Reed, Aeneas Williams and Michael Strahan
