The NFL is making a significant change to the in-season edition of the critically acclaimed HBO series Hard Knocks during the 2024 campaign.
According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, NFL Chief Media and Business Officer Brian Rolapp said Tuesday that the 2024 in-season Hard Knocks will focus on an entire division rather than a single team.
Rolapp added that the NFL has yet to decide which of its eight divisions will be the subject of the docuseries.
Hard Knocks debuted in 2001, and while it initially focused only on teams during training camp, that changed in 2021.
Since 2021, there has been a preseason edition of Hard Knocks and an in-season edition. In 2021, the Indianapolis Colts were the subject of the first in-season Hard Knocks, followed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 and the Miami Dolphins in 2023.
The change added new wrinkles to Hard Knocks since the in-season edition is less about players trying to make a team and teams preparing for the season, and more about the trials and tribulations teams go through during the grueling NFL season.
By choosing a singular team, the NFL can't necessarily control what types of storylines will play out during he season.
A good team will be battling for the playoffs, a bad team will be out of it and a middling team will likely experience plenty of ups and downs.
Showcasing an entire division will allow the NFL and HBO to show the full gamut of what teams go through during an entire NFL season.
There are always exceptions, but most divisions tend to have at least one really good team, one or two in the middle and one that is among the league's worst.
Of course, there is a possibility that a division can be chosen in which every team has a chance to either win the division or make the playoffs until late in the year, much like the AFC North and NFC South last season.
Whatever the case, the new format of the in-season Hard Knocks represents the continued evolution of the series, and it should make for some must-see TV for football fans.
March 26, 2024 at 11:56PM
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HBO's 'Hard Knocks' 2024 In-Season Edition to Feature NFL Division, Not Single Team - Bleacher Report
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