For the 21st year, the national celebration will begin with will begin with “Play Football First Play presented by Panini.” This great event will feature thousands of children who form a human chain and pass a football along a three-mile route from the location in downtown Canton where the NFL was founded to the front steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “Play Football First Play presented by Panini” participants (children 18 and under) receive a t-shirt (while supplies last), Panini Gift Bag, free admission to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, and lunch on the Hall of Fame grounds.