The Detroit Lions will play the Los Angeles Chargers in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on July 31 in Canton as the NFL kicks off its 2025 preseason. It will mark the first time since 2000 that the NFL has held a preseason game in July. Twenty-five years later, fans will once again be treated to July football.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced that the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Chargers will play in the NFL's annual Hall of Fame game this year.

The Detroit Lions will take on the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.