Update: The Class of 2026 Was Enshrined Saturday in Canton
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig were officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 8.
This is a dated update to our coverage of the weekend that opened the 2026 season. The Hall of Fame Game is covered in full here; what follows is only what happened after it.
The enshrinement
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig were officially enshrined on Saturday, August 8, closing Hall of Fame weekend in Canton. Brees and Fitzgerald drew the bulk of the national coverage.
The ceremony and the game are two separate events two days apart, which is worth stating plainly because they are routinely compressed into one. The game was Thursday, August 6, and Carolina won it 33-30 over Arizona on a last-play touchdown from Haynes King. The induction was Saturday.