The long wait will finally be over for football fans when the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys kick off the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend Thursday night in Canton, Ohio.
The city is the birthplace of professional football, and fans will fill Canton throughout the weekend to see its return along with the enshrinement of this year's Hall of Fame class, which includes placekicker Morten Andersen, running back Terrell Davis, safety Kenny Easley, owner Jerry Jones, defensive end Jason Taylor, running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Kurt Warner.
The Cowboys and Cardinals will get the 2017 preseason started at 7 p.