Raiders vs. Jaguars Announced as 2022 Hall of Fame Game to Kick off NFL Preseason

Fans will get the first look of Doug Pederson and Josh McDaniels with their new teams on Aug. 4.

Pederson's Jacksonville Jaguars will play McDaniels' Las Vegas Raiders in the annual Hall of Fame Game.

The preseason clash will fall two days before the Hall of Fame welcomes its 2022 class of inductees.

Prior to Monday's news, plenty of Raiders fans were probably already planning on making the trip to Canton, Ohio, to celebrate the careers of Richard Seymour and Cliff Branch. Jaguars fans will be able to honor one of their own as well with Tony Boselli due to receive a gold jacket.

This will be a homecoming for McDaniels. He attended Canton McKinley High School, which plays its home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

For neutral fans, the Jaguars might be the bigger draw of the two teams for the Hall of Fame Game.

Hiring Urban Meyer was a disaster for Jacksonville as he generated drama away from the field and failed his biggest on-field objective: developing Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence, widely believed to be the best and most pro-ready quarterback in the 2021 draft, threw for 3,641 yards, 12 touchdowns and an NFL-high 17 interceptions.

Lawrence's time in the Hall of Fame Game will likely be limited to a series or two, but his brief time on the field will be carefully scrutinized.