The NFL preseason begins tonight. HBCU football players will be featured in Hall of Fame Game

The NFL preseason will get underway Thursday night time with the 2024 Corridor of Fame Sport in Canton, Ohio, that can characteristic a number of HBCU soccer gamers.

The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans’ rosters every characteristic a pair of former Black School soccer gamers who’ve both already made an affect within the league or are vying to take action.

Listed here are the HBCU gamers a part of the Bears and Texans:

Chicago Bears

Ian Wheeler – Howard

Wheeler joined the Bears this spring after enjoying 5 years at Howard, the place he totaled 177 carries for 1,154 yards and 14 touchdowns. A 3-time MEAC All-Convention choice as a return specialist, Wheeler returned 52 kicks for 1,322 yards and three TDs in his faculty profession.

Ja’Tyre Carter – Southern

Drafted within the seventh spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft, Carter has performed in 13 profession video games (two begins) alongside the Chicago offensive line. In 2023, he appeared in 10 video games with two begins, together with a season debut and first profession begin in Week 2 in opposition to the Buccaneers. He additionally didn’t enable a single strain and was the Bears’ top-graded offensive lineman in Week 6 in opposition to the Vikings, per Professional Soccer Focus.

Houston Texans

Tank Dell – Alabama A&M

Dell put collectively an excellent rookie marketing campaign, which was sadly minimize brief by a late-season damage. However in 11 video games in 2023, Dell compiled 47 receptions for 709 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Tytus Howard – Alabama State

Howard, who missed almost half of the 2023 marketing campaign with a season-ending knee damage, is in his sixth NFL season and anticipated to be the Texans beginning proper sort out in 2024. When wholesome, Howard has been a serviceable starter at a number of positions.

How one can watch the NFL Corridor of Fame Sport

The Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans NFL Corridor of Fame recreation might be performed on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) and can air on ESPN.