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The Arizona Cardinals haven’t advanced to the postseason since 2015 and their playoff misfortunes could land them a beneficial opportunity. With free agency looming, Cardinals president Michael Bidwill opened the door for the team to make a “Hard Knocks” appearance in 2020. “We’re always going to listen to everything,” Bidwill said, via Jeremy Cluff in […]

When HBO Sports films their latest series of Hard Knocks, the Denver Broncos are among the teams that could be forced to participate. Only one team ultimately ends up being selected, and there are five teams that can be forced into doing it. The other teams that could potentially be forced into participating include the […]

The Oakland Raiders have already begun to release players ahead of Saturday’s deadline. On Friday, Hard Knocks star Luke Willson was released. Throughout this year’s series of Hard Knocks, Willson has prominently made his name be known with the amount of screen time he has gotten. Fans of the show and of the Raiders will […]

This year’s series of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” kicked off on Tuesday evening with the Oakland Raiders. The first episode drew 879,000 viewers, which is the second-highest premiere for the show in the past nine seasons, according to the premium cable network. The Raiders were chosen to grace the big screen earlier this summer as the […]

NFL training camp are in full swing, which can only mean one thing…the debut of a new season of Hard Knocks, of course. A new trailer for the acclaimed HBO documentary series was released on Friday, showing Jon Gruden, Derek Carr, Antonio Brown, and the Oakland Raiders in all their training-camp glory with a typically dramatic […]

The Oakland Raiders have been chosen to grace the big screen by appearing on HBO’s Hard Knocks series. Jon Gruden has gotten people even more hyped with his recent quote that will appear on the show. In a recent post by the NFL Films Twitter account, Jon Gruden gave an epic preview of Hard Knocks […]

There’s no greater joy for some league followers than the unfiltered access to an NFL training camp provided by HBO’s Hard Knocks.  It always went without saying that team management, and coaches in particular, were far less thrilled to allow cameras into official preparations for the regular season than fans were to watch the action unfold. […]

The time is almost here for the Oakland Raiders to take to the big screen for HBO’s Hard Knocks. The Raiders have a ton of additions to the team that will make them must-watch television. Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted out that the first promos for Oakland’s appearance on HBO”s Hard Knocks surfaced. In the […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders are hoping to bounce back from a rough 2018 season. Mike Mayock has come in as the new GM and has made some moves to improve the roster. One of the first moves that Mayock made was acquiring Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers via trade. Then, Oakland also […]

Most NFL teams don’t like participating in HBO’s Hard Knocks, but team owners and Presidents are still trying to find ways to make it better. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated via Pro Football Talk, it was topic of discussion during the league meetings back in May. One of the things being discussed to […]

The Oakland Raiders have been selected as the team to be on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ that will debut August 6th and will give fans an inside look at the teams training camp. #HardKnocks with the Oakland @Raiders ☠️ Coming to @HBO on August 6! pic.twitter.com/DsiOG9LT8s — NFL (@NFL) June 11, 2019 Owner Mark Davis and […]

After months of speculation, the decision has finally been made with Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders set to be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks ahead of the 2019 NFL season. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Raiders were given the nod as only the second AFC West squad to be featured on the popular docu-series. Jon […]

HBO’s Hard Knocks could be making its way to Allen Park to follow the Detroit Lions during their 2019 training camp. According to a rumor spread through Twitter, “Hearing the Detroit Lions will be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks this year…” NFL Insider Leroy said. The rumor does not have any confirmation beside it, and […]

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden wants to see his brother’s team, the Oakland Raiders, on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Gruden told The Washington Post’s Les Carpenter on May 29 HBO “would be crazy” not to feature Jon Gruden’s Raiders for the upcoming 2019 NFL season. Jay Gruden says HBO would be crazy not not pick […]

Internet sportsbook BetOnline.ag released odds Friday for which NFL franchise is most likely to appear in this season of HBO’s Hard Knocks, the standout documentary series that gives viewers a unique look at the ins and outs of a specific team’s training camp. First up at +125 are the Washington Redskins, making them a clear […]

What team is going to be on HBO’s Hard Knocks is still up in the air, but one team has been eliminated from contention, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are one of five candidates that can be forced to appear on the show, along with the Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Detroit Lions, and […]

The NFL offseason has been chugging along, and the start of the season seems right around the corner. But one important milestone has been missing, as we still don’t know which team is going to appear on ‘Hard Knocks.’ The popular HBO show has usually announced its team for the upcoming season by now, but […]

The Cleveland Browns may have been last year’s subjects for HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series, but thanks to a whirlwind of moves this season and some promising play in 2018, the Browns could potentially be making another appearance on the show. According to Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina, the Browns have not yet been ruled out of […]

The San Francisco 49ers are an up-and-coming team that will likely be featured in more headlines down the road in the near future. Unfortunately for the 49ers, they aren’t looking for any kind of extra attention or publicity. The speculation that they might be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks was not something that the team […]

Cleveland Browns rookie wide receiver Blake Johnson released a video parody of Jarvis Landry’s to his team during HBO’s Hard Knocks, and it was pretty good. Johnson’s reenactment of Landry’s profanity-laced speech had the entire roster cracking up. In the video, Landry criticized his teammates for being soft and faking injuries so they wouldn’t have to […]

The new season of HBO’s Hard Knocks debuted on Tuesday night with the show featuring the struggling Cleveland Browns this time around. Unlike in years past, the Browns have plenty of personalities and intriguing storylines which already have avid fans of the show wanting more, especially after this epic speech from star wide receiver Jarvis […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end is a good football player but doesn’t really care much for the spotlight. Last year, the Bucs were the team featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks, and Brate had no interest in appearing on the show, so he found a way out. Brate discovered all he had to do was wave […]

The decision has been made. The Cleveland Browns, who are coming off a winless season and recently drafted an outspoken and controversial quarterback, will be the team featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Throughout the entire decision process, the Browns seemed to be the favorite to be on the this year’s show. Cleveland is the ideal […]

Every single year one team in the NFL is chosen to be on HBO’s Hard Knocks. This year the popular series focusing on training camp and the preparation for the upcoming NFL season and could feature the Cleveland Browns as they finally try to the right the ship. Although the Browns may have created a […]

Despite their recent years of turmoil, there is a newfound sense of optimism surrounding the Cleveland Browns. Needless to say, the entertainment industry has picked up on the strides they have made this offseason. Although Cleveland has been the worst franchise in football for quite some time now, they seem to finally be on their way […]