THE HALL OF FAME GAME was supposed to be played last Sunday in Canton Ohio, but the “wrong paint” was used on the field. The painted areas were either rock hard or like stepping on tar. Maintenance guys tried to remove the paint, but it was still unplayable and the game was canceled out of caution, only the third cancellation in the past 20 years, and a first for using the wrong paint.

Heads no doubt rolled over this debacle. The guy responsible for buying the wrong paint has a job right up the road in Cleveland…

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