The Bears, Broncos, and Saints may find themselves obligated to participate in the 2024 "Hard Knocks" during their respective training camps.
Many NFL teams are reluctant to feature in Hard Knocks, the annual training camp documentary partnership between HBO and NFL Films. Nevertheless, the league views Hard Knocks as a valuable marketing tool, and when no team steps forward voluntarily, one is selected to participate. This year, the Bears, Broncos, and Saints find themselves in the position of having no choice but to take part.
These three teams meet specific criteria: they do not have a first-year head coach, they have not made the playoffs in the last two years, and they have not appeared on Hard Knocks within the past decade.
Teams with first-year coaches for the upcoming season who can decline Hard Knocks include Atlanta, Carolina, Las Vegas, Los Angeles Chargers, New England, Seattle, Tennessee, and Washington.
Teams that have made the playoffs at least once in the last two years encompass Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami, Minnesota, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa Bay.
Among the teams that have been featured on Hard Knocks within the past ten years are Miami, New York Jets, Arizona, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Houston, and Atlanta. Notably, the three teams that have been part of in-season Hard Knocks�Miami, Arizona, and Indianapolis�are exempt.
Consequently, the options for Hard Knocks this summer narrow down to Chicago, Denver, and New Orleans unless a team willingly steps forward.
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17 JANVIER | 46 ANSWERS The Bears, Broncos, and Saints may find themselves obligated to participate in the 2024 "Hard Knocks" during their respective training camps. Would you like for the Bears to do HardKnocks? | ||
| Yes | 24 | 52.2 % |
| No | 22 | 47.8 % |
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