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Green Bay Packers legendary guard and a member of the Class of 2018 Jerry Kramer spoke with Sam and Brad on Wednesday.

He spoke about the emotional moment when David Baker knocked on his door during Super Bowl Weekend to tell him that he will be enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. 

The Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns will get the season started at Lambeau tonight for the first preseason game of the year for both teams.

Ryan Wood from the Green Bay Post Gazette/Packers Insider for WSSP joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the Packers as they get ready for the Browns and how the cancelled Hall of Fame game last week in Canton made things a little different for Mike McCarthy's team.

 "It's hard for me to see Brett Hundley playing (backup quarterback)," Wood said. "He's been dealing with a little injury and I don't see him playing and it's hard for me to see Aaron Rodgers playing."

The Pack has had a little bit of misfortune in the preseason as of late, with star receiver Jordy Nelson going down with a season ending injury in the 2nd week of the preseason.

The Browns and Packers will play tonight at 8pm. You can listen on 97.5 WONE.

For the full interview with Ryan Wood, click here.

If you were looking to kick off the NFL season last night, you weren't going to find in Canton. The NFL was forced to cancel Sunday night's Hall of Fame game due to poor field conditions.

The main problem was reportedly the wrong type of paint used to paint logos on the field; it quickly became more like a glob of tar. Players also noted parts of the field were "like cement" and didn't have the proper shock-absorbing layer of rubber chips to help cushion hits to the ground, a must for tackle football on artificial turf.

Fans immediately began lining up at customer service tents for refunds.

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(National Football League) The official return of pro football will have to wait another four days. The NFL canceled Sunday night's Hall of Fame game because of poor field conditions. The Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts are headed back home.

"I was notified at about 5:30 that there was a problem at midfield and in the end zones with some of the painting that it was kind of congealing and rubberized, which meant players might slip on it," Pro Football Hall of Fame president David Baker (seen at left, after making the cancellation announcement)  told NFL Media's Steve Wyche. "The folks with the field tried to remediate that by dropping some other pellets but after talking to the coaches and staff for both the Packers and the Colts, there was a concern they might be able to remediate it but they would have to do something underneath the surface.

"We think we could make it playable, that it might be playable now but if there is any concern, anything in the minds of players we want to err on the side of player safety. This is the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You've heard me many, many times talk about our values of commitment, integrity, courage, respect, and excellence. If we don't have that integrity to respect our players and respect their safety, then we shouldn't be doing this job. It was a difficult decision to make. ... But in some respects, it was an easy, ethical decision.

"When the field was put down -- this was a brand-new field that had only been used one year at the Superdome in New Orleans -- when it came here, it passed the safety tests. This morning when the cover was taken off, it passed the safety tests then. But I think the concerns were really about the painting and the rubberized surface."

The NFL and NFLPA issued the following statement:

"Due to safety concerns with the condition of the playing surface in Canton, tonight's game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers has been cancelled. We are very disappointed for our fans, but player safety is our primary concern, and as a result, we could not play an NFL game on this field tonight."

The embarrassing news casts a pall on an otherwise great weekend. Sunday's game wasn't going to be much of a regular season preview, although it provides a chance for end-of-the-roster plays to impress coaches and make the team. Undrafted free agent Joe Callahan was expected to start at quarterback for the Packers. Starters usually play a series or two at most in the first preseason game.

"It sucks, but the conditions of the field weren't safe for any player on either roster," veteran Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson told NFL Media columnist Michael Silver.

More than anything, this is a huge letdown for the crowd in Ohio. This weekend in Canton proved to be a pilgrimage for Packers fans and now it has been cut short.

This weekend one of the NFL's best quarterbacks will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and one of his former receivers reflected on this special moment in Canton.

Brett Favre, one of the best in Packer history will have his bust amongst the greats in Canton Saturday night after a 20-year NFL career.

Former NFL veteran, Green Bay Packer wide receiver Greg Jennings joined Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell live on site from Sluggers and Putters in Canal Fulton Wednesday to talk about his time as a teammate with Favre and his life goals post-football.

Greg says he's excited for his friend and former teammate making one of the most important speeches of his life.

"He's probably going to think about all he's experienced not only in his career, but in that span of life," Jennings said.

"I'm looking forward to it, I'm sure he'll do great."

Jennings recently retired from the NFL after a 10-year career, including a Super Bowl championship.  He's currently active with the Greg Jennings Foundation and spending time with his family.

For Greg's full interview, click here.