Two days before the ceremony, the Chargers and Lions will begin the preseason by playing the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, July 31. Members of the class of 2025 will receive their gold jackets on Friday . The enshrinement ceremony will air on NFL Network, ESPN and Fox. The ceremony can also be streamed on NFL+.

Training camps are still in progress around the NFL, but two teams will hit the field on Thursday night to kick off the 2025 preseason: It's the Detroit Lions against the Los Angeles Chargers in Canton,