Here Are All The NFL Teams To Be Featured In HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
This upcoming NFL season is expected to be another thrilling year of competition. The behind-the-scenes series’ that will follow around six of the teams will be back too. That’s right, with the continued popularity of HBO’s Hard Knocks series, there will now be six teams featured over the course of three different shows.
If you are unfamiliar (or confused) let’s break it down. For the past three years there have been two NFL franchises per season that HBO and NFL Films has followed around. That’s because in 2021 the in-season version of the show premiered with the Indianapolis Colts.
So, heading into the 2024 season it was certainly expected that we would see two NFL teams captured and featured in these shows, one as long-lasting training camp series that has been going on since 2001, and the other being the fourth edition of the in-season format.
Here’s where we have received two surprises. On May 15th it was announced that the New York Giants will be the debut team of Hard Knocks Offseason. This will premiere on Tuesday, July 2. The difference here is for the first time, NFL Films jumped into the offseason locker rooms (and front offices) to create an edition of the show that chronicles the team in their mini camps, college draft, and scouting preparation. Furthermore, the Giants have put a ton of effort into making their upcoming 100th season a memorable one.
“Camera crews will chronicle the team’s every move as general manager Joe Schoen and other members of the team’s front office and staff navigate the critical offseason period from January to July 2024,” the team said. This will be a five-part series.
Still, There’s 5 More Teams To Be Featured On HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
Next, we have the standard training camp version. This year, the Chicago Bears were selected and this is destined to be fascinating. The Bears, with rookie sensation Caleb Williams, have a brand new highly anticipated roster after securing the first overall draft pick two years in a row (2023 traded to Carolina Panthers). Williams and his fellow-first round selection, Rome Odunze, are expected to make an immediate impact in Chicago as both were stellar college players.
Hard Knocks training camp with the Bears will premiere in August and lead into the start of the 2024 NFL season.
This week the NFL did what the NFL does, riding their wave of immense popularity and expanded the in-season style of Hard Knocks. In 2024 it will feature all of the AFC North division. In other words, yes, the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh Steelers will all be featured on Hard Knocks In-Season.
“Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North” will document the battle for the AFC North crown during the final six weeks of the NFL season, as well as a playoff run for the division-winner and any AFC North Wild Card teams,” the NFL said in a press release. They also expect stars Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields to share the spotlight throughout the episodes.
This series will premier on December 3.
In conclusion, let’s lay it out in a NFL standings snapshot:
- New York Giants – Hard Knocks Off-Season (July)
- Chicago Bears – Hard Knocks Pre-Season (August)
- The 4 AFC North Teams – Hard Knocks In-Season (December)
