The new United States Football League (USFL) will hold its inaugural playoffs and championship game in Canton, Ohio, the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
, kicking off its first season on April 16.
The league announced Wednesday that their playoffs and championship game will be held at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. "We’re excited to play our first playoffs and championship game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium," Edward Hartman, the USFL’s executive vice president of business operations, said in a statement. "It’s a beautiful stadium with all the facilities necessary to host football at the highest level, and we look forward to crowning our first champion in the shadow of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"Our facility and campus will provide the perfect setting and backdrop for the USFL’s inaugural playoffs and championships, offering fans and guests visiting our destination multiple opportunities to be engaged at the birthplace of professional football," Levy said in a statement.
Levy continued: "We are excited to highlight all that the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls has to offer to the USFL audience."