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  • • 'Hard Knocks' 2021: Ranking the five NFL teams eligible to be featured on HBO's summer series
    Hint: 'America's Team' cracks the list...2021
  • • Cowboys headline list of five candidates for 2021 Hard Knocks
    The Cowboys twice have appeared on Hard Knocks, NFL Films’ reality TV series that appears on HBO. Both were hits. In 2002, the Cowboys acquired Chad Hutchinson to compete with Quincy Carter, and Emmitt Smith was closing in on the NFL’s all-time rushing title. In 2008, the Cowboys were coming off a 13-3 season that [more]...2021
  • Hard Knocks: Arizona Cardinals among five eligible teams for HBO's NFL show in 2021
    • Hard Knocks: Arizona Cardinals among five eligible teams for HBO's NFL show in 2021
    There are five teams eligible to appear on the 2021 version of HBO's "Hard Knocks," with four of those teams having never been featured on the series.        ...2021
  • • Derwin James' injury, cut-down day featured in 'Hard Knocks' finale
    While cut-down day for the Rams and Chargers wasn't as cathartic due to expanded practice squads, another James injury had the Bolts feeling down....2020
  • • NFL dreams live on for roster bubble players on 'Hard Knocks' with Chargers and Rams
    NFL dreams live and die every year on "Hard Knocks," and that was still the case in 2020 with the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers.        ...2020
  • • 'Hard Knocks' Power Rankings: Anthony Lynn shows off leadership in Chargers, Rams finale
    That's a wrap on this year's edition of 'Hard Knocks'...2020
  • • Cuts meetings apparently are making a Hard Knocks comeback
    Some coaches, like Bruce Arians, flatly refuse to ever welcome Hard Knocks to town because they don’t want to allow cameras to invade the personal and private meetings with players whose NFL journeys have ended, at least for now. Last year, Raiders coach Jon Gruden minimized scenes exposing these interactions from the show. The Rams [more]...2020
  • • Rams and Chargers come to grips with shooting of Jacob Blake in latest 'Hard Knocks'
    In the most emotionally charged "Hard Knocks" episode in the series' 15-season history, Rams and Chargers players react to Jacob Blake's shooting.        ...2020
  • • 'Hard Knocks' Power Rankings: Chargers, Rams respond to Jacob Blake shooting in stirring Episode 4
    'We are football players, we're not politicians ... but it's up to us to speak!'...2020
  • • Melvin Ingram's 'hold in', 'Papa Favre', old rival trash talk headline 'Hard Knocks'
    This week's 'Hard Knocks' introduced the concept of the 'hold in', saw a Hall of Fame cameo and the opening of the Rams' and Chargers' posh new digs....2020

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Hard Knocks injury and suspension

  • • Derwin James' injury, cut-down day featured in 'Hard Knocks' finale
    While cut-down day for the Rams and Chargers wasn't as cathartic due to expanded practice squads, another James injury had the Bolts feeling down....2020
  • • The top moments from 14 seasons of 'Hard Knocks'
    From crushing injuries to brawls to dinosaur talk, the "Hard Knocks" spotlight is an unpredictable experience, as the Rams and Chargers will find out....2020
  • Antonio Brown: 'I got circumcised on my feet' after cryotherapy mishap
    • Antonio Brown: 'I got circumcised on my feet' after cryotherapy mishap
    In an episode of "Hard Knocks," Raiders receiver Antonio Brown explained how he sustained a foot injury while having cold therapy....2019
  • • Bills sign CB Dontae Johnson, release DE Nate Orchard
    The Bills have signed cornerback Dontae Johnson, according to a press release. To make room, they’ve released defensive end Nate Orchard. After spending the first four seasons of his career with the 49ers, Johnson joined the Seahawks and was projected to start. An offseason injury derailed those plans, however, and he was freed from his contract in late September. Johnson probably won’t get an opp...2018
  • • Mike Zimmer doesn't have TV, didn't watch Packers' comeback
    There are things that Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer says that make us wonder what reality he’s living in. The eccentric nature of this man is what makes him such a darn good head coach.But this one is a bit over the top. Zimmer was asked Monday about the ridiculous comeback Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers orchestrated against the Chicago Bears Sunday night.His response? Zimm...2018
  • • Best of 'Hard Knocks': Behind the scenes of Tyrod Taylor's injury
    The Baker Mayfield era appeared to get an early start, but Tyrod Taylor didn't waste time getting back when he learned the injury wasn't serious....2018
  • • Bills LB calls Jarvis Landry ‘dirty’ for block
    Some members of the Buffalo Bills still are not happy about a block by Jarvis Landy during Friday’s preseason game against the Cleveland Browns.Landry, who is known as a physical receiver, lit up Bills CB Taron Johnson with a huge block on a rushing play during the game. Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander stuck up for Johnson on Sunday and said that Landry’s block was “dirty.”“Landry, he’s a good ...2018
  • • Watch: Jarvis Landry gets into practice fight with Terrance Mitchell
    Jarvis Landry and Terrance Mitchell are the latest teammates to have an altercation during training camp.During Cleveland Browns practice on Tuesday, Landry appeared to take exception to the way he was tackled by Mitchell. Upon reaching his feet, Landry threw the football at Mitchell’s helmet. Mitchell responded by taking a swing at Landry. The two then wrestled each other to the ground before tea...2018
  • • Jackson has interesting take on Landry’s passionate speech
    Jarvis Landry is doing what he can to change the culture of losing that has become the norm with the Cleveland Browns, but did he go too far in urging his teammate to practice through injuries?Hue Jackson might think so.On Tuesday, a reporter asked Jackson if he has noticed more players wanting to play through pain after the passionate speech Landry delivered, which aired on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” T...2018
  • • Jarvis Landry trolls Dolphins coaching staff
    Jarvis Landry has always been a vocal player and has never shied away from speaking his mind — especially if he feels he’s been wronged.His short tenure in Cleveland has been no different, as he delivered an epic rant on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” about playing through injuries.And on Monday, he threw some shade at the Dolphins coaching staff, when asked about how he would be utilized by the Browns — spe...2018

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Hard Knocks lifestyle

  • • The Good News for the Chargers: NFL Fans in LA Are Used to Losers
    2017
  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Hopkins Learns the High Cost of Early Stardom
    2016
  • • Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
    2015
  • • After Living in a Tent, Donte Rumph Fighting for Another Chance to Play in NFL
    2015
  • • LeBron James Comes Home to a City of Characters, Putting the Past Aside
    2014

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Hard Knocks trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Justin Herbert, Tyrod Taylor quarterback showdown gets spotlight at Chargers camp on 'Hard Knocks'
    Chargers first-round draft pick Justin Herbert is talented, but "Hard Knocks" shows just how much the rookie needs to learn to become an NFL QB.        ...2020
  • • Chargers on 'Hard Knocks': Anthony Lynn reveals he contracted COVID-19 during the offseason
    It's yet another reminder of what the NFL is up against in 2020...2020
  • • Seahawks sign free-agent defensive end Nate Orchard
    The Seahawks have agreed to sign defensive end Nate Orchard, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Orchard was part of an early week workout session that included defensive lineman Courtney Upshaw and cornerback Davon House, but — so far — he’s the only member of that group to land a contract. He’s the second defensive end Seattle has signed today, joining former 49er Cass...2019
  • • Mark Davis jokes he’d rather fire Jon Gruden than have Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’
    The Oakland Raiders are among the five teams eligible by criteria set forth by the NFL to appear on the upcoming season of “Hard Knocks,” and Mark Davis joked he would rather go to extreme measures than appear on the show. Along with the Raiders, the Detroit Lions, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins are candidates for “Hard Knocks,” HBO’s long-running training camp realit...2019
  • • Jon Gruden: Matt Patricia, his beard perfect for 'Hard Knocks,' not Raiders
    Jon Gruden expressed little interest this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in having the Oakland Raiders be the team covered in the upcoming season of “Hard Knocks.” Instead, Gruden believes that the Detroit Lions should be offered up as the NFL’s annual sacrificial lamb, as it were, for the long-running HBO series. Why? Matt Patricia … and his beard. Beyond Gruden’s Raiders and Patricia’s Lions, ...2019
  • For sale: Luxury RV that Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield used in 'Hard Knocks'
    • For sale: Luxury RV that Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield used in 'Hard Knocks'
    The $195,000 motor home that the Browns QB used during HBO's training camp series comes with stainless steel refrigerator, rental contract he signed.         ...2018
  • • Bills sign CB Dontae Johnson, release DE Nate Orchard
    The Bills have signed cornerback Dontae Johnson, according to a press release. To make room, they’ve released defensive end Nate Orchard. After spending the first four seasons of his career with the 49ers, Johnson joined the Seahawks and was projected to start. An offseason injury derailed those plans, however, and he was freed from his contract in late September. Johnson probably won’t get an opp...2018
  • NFL free agency news: Browns waive ‘Hard Knocks’ standout Carl Nassib
    • NFL free agency news: Browns waive ‘Hard Knocks’ standout Carl Nassib
    Nassib was selected by the Browns out of Penn State in the third round of the 2016 draft....2018
  • • Best of 'Hard Knocks': Jackson tells Dez, 'I need guys like you'
    In search of "realness," free agent Dez Bryant came away impressed with Hue Jackson, who shares his ambitious outlook for the Browns....2018
  • • Ex-Browns receiver unhappy with ‘Hard Knocks’ portrayal
    Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Corey Coleman thinks he was the victim of some manipulative editing when featured on “Hard Knocks.”Coleman was a brief focus of the HBO show, which depicted him as someone prone to mental errors and giving less than max effort, earning him the constant ire of offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Coleman ended up practicing with the second string before ultimately...2018

Hard Knocks stats and results

  • • Hard Knocks’ handling of COVID-19 has not yet been determined
    The NFL has been thrown a curveball in 2020, and it’s unclear whether and to what extent the annual training-camp reality show will delve into the realities of the coronavirus. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily, whether Hard Knocks will include players being tested or the results of the testing remains part of the [more]...2020
  • • Jameis Winston’s suspension will dictate Bucs' path for years
    2017 was to be the breakout season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were coming off a just-short-of-the-postseason 9-7 campaign, with a third-year quarterback, and added star power in the form of DeSean Jackson.The Bucs had been a trendy playoff pick by analysts for a few seasons at that point. The perception seemed to solidify the league’s decision to pick the Bucs as the subject for that year’...2018
  • Broadcast Information: Eagles vs. Patriots
    • Broadcast Information: Eagles vs. Patriots
    2018
  • Broadcast Information: Jaguars vs. Patriots
    • Broadcast Information: Jaguars vs. Patriots
    2018
  • Broadcast Information: Titans vs. Patriots
    • Broadcast Information: Titans vs. Patriots
    2018
  • Broadcast Information: Jets vs. Patriots
    • Broadcast Information: Jets vs. Patriots
    2017
  • Broadcast Information: Bills vs. Patriots
    • Broadcast Information: Bills vs. Patriots
    2017
  • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Steelers
    • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Steelers
    2017
  • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Dolphins
    • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Dolphins
    2017
  • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Bills
    • Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Bills
    2017

Hard Knocks parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Best 'Hard Knocks' moments: From J.J. Watt workouts to rants from Rex Ryan and Bob Wylie
    In anticipation of "Hard Knocks" with the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, here's a look at the greatest moments in the show's 14-season history.        ...2020
  • • The top moments from 14 seasons of 'Hard Knocks'
    2020
  • 'Hard Knocks': Antonio Brown's kids ask 'Where's Roethlisberger?'
    • 'Hard Knocks': Antonio Brown's kids ask 'Where's Roethlisberger?'
    Antonio Brown's kids haven't quite figured out his new team's quarterback situation....2019
  • Antonio Brown's kids want to know 'Where's Roethlisberger?' on 'Hard Knocks' premiere
    • Antonio Brown's kids want to know 'Where's Roethlisberger?' on 'Hard Knocks' premiere
    Antonio Brown's kids haven't quite figured out his new team's quarterback situation....2019
  • 'Hard Knocks' Episode 1 recap: Raiders' best moments from debut on HBO
    • 'Hard Knocks' Episode 1 recap: Raiders' best moments from debut on HBO
    If you didn't watch the first episode of "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders" on Tuesday night, here is what you missed....2019
  • Best 'Hard Knocks' moments: From J.J. Watt workouts to rants from Rex Ryan and Bob Wylie
    • Best 'Hard Knocks' moments: From J.J. Watt workouts to rants from Rex Ryan and Bob Wylie
    In anticipation of "Hard Knocks" with the Oakland Raiders, here's a look at the greatest moments in the show's 13-season history.        ...2019
  • • Dez Bryant arrives in Cleveland for workout with Browns
    After countless speculation, Dez Bryant has finally arrived in Cleveland for a workout with the Cleveland Browns.The 29-year-old wide receiver was reportedly scheduled for a visit on Thursday, which came after Bryant said on Twitter he would visit the team. The former star receiver for the Dallas Cowboys already seems to be making fans in Cleveland by signing a helmet for a Browns fan.A fit betwee...2018
  • • Browns' Carl Nassib earns call from grandma after profanity-laced talk on 'Hard Knocks'
    'Carl Nassib: Financial advisor' was a top moment from the first episode...2018
  • • 'Hard Knocks' star Carl Nassib says grandma called him out over swearing
    If you were one of the millions of people who tuned into last week’s “Hard Knocks” premiere featuring the Cleveland Browns, then you certainly know who Carl Nassib is.He was one of the featured players in the first episode, both because he got to meet Taylor Swift and because he was the star of a scene in which he doled out financial advice to his fellow defensive linemen.As we’ve grown to expect,...2018
  • • Giovani Bernard's borrowed minivan finds home with Marine vet
    The minivan made famous by Giovani Bernard during "Hard Knocks" recently was donated by his future mother-in-law to a Marine veteran and his family....2018

Top Hard Knocks news

  • • Rex Ryan shares his thoughts on possibly doing 'Hard Knocks' again
    Rex Ryan shares his thoughts on possibly doing 'Hard Knocks' again...2016
  • • Texans reportedly selected for 'Hard Knocks'
    Texans reportedly selected for 'Hard Knocks'...2015
  • • Aaron Rodgers Not Thinking Retirement, Says He Wants to Play for 8 More Years
    2015
  • • Sources: Texans on tap for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
    Sources: Texans on tap for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'...2015
  • • Pierre Garcon Steps to J.J. Watt on 'Hard Knocks,' Gives Him a New NSFW Name
    2015
  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Seahawks Should Not Wait to Pay Russell Wilson
    2015
  • • Redskins' DeAngelo Hall, Texans' DeAndre Hopkins Trade Twitter Shots over Catch
    2015
  • • Vince Wilfork Shows off Hoops Skills, Calls Himself 'Modern-Day Michael Jordan'
    2015
  • • LA Rams Will Be Featured on 2016 HBO 'Hard Knocks'
    2016
  • • Browns: No Hard Knocks, for Manziel's sake
    The Cleveland Browns met with NFL Films this week and let it be known they would not volunteer to be featured on Hard Knocks....2015
  • • Texans will star in 10th season of HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
    The Texans announced Wednesday that they will take part in the 10th season of the acclaimed HBO documentary series "Hard Knocks", which offers an inside look at NFL training camp....2015
  • • 'Hard Knocks' finalists: Texans, Redskins, Bills?
    'Hard Knocks' finalists: Texans, Redskins, Bills?...2015
  • • Vince Wilfork and Carli Lloyd Go Head-to-Head in Field-Goal Competition
    2015
  • • Ryan Mallett Named Texans Starting QB vs. Panthers over Brian Hoyer
    2015

Hard Knocks fantasy rankings and news

  • • Ten players with the most to lose in NFL training camp
    With NFL training camp on the horizon, football season is finally in sight. The months-long trek to Minneapolis — the site of Super Bowl LII — is about to begin. Soon, it’ll be time for "Hard Knocks," the Hall of Fame Game, mock fantasy drafts and unfounded preseason hype.Training camp is where some unknown players get their starts. But it’s also where many careers meet their end. For every undraf...2017
  • • Patriots Quotes 2/1
    2017
  • • Cowboys vs. Rams: Tickets, Time, TV Schedule and Live Stream for 2016 Preseason
    2016
  • • Fantasy Football Week 13 Cheat Sheet, Rankings Guide and Waiver Projections
    2015
  • • Fantasy Football Week 13 Cheat Sheet, Rankings Guide and Waiver Projections
    2015
  • • Houston Texans' DeAndre Hopkins Is Easily the NFL's Most Underrated Elite Talent
    2015
  • • NFL Week 2 Predictions: Projections for the Early Lines, Spreads and Odds
    2015
  • • NFL Week 1 Picks: Top Experts' Predictions Around the Web
    2015
  • • NFL Week 1 Picks: Odds, Over-Under Predictions Before Thursday Night Football
    2015

Hard Knocks schedule, game

  • • The 'Coaches and QBs of 'Hard Knocks'' quiz
    How many of the NFL coaches and primary starting QBs (the QB who started the most games that season) for every season of HBO's 'Hard Knocks' can you name in five minutes?...2020
  • • Ratings way down for Hard Knocks
    HBO didn’t draw much of an audience for the season premiere of Hard Knocks. The first episode of this year’s NFL training camp reality show drew just 273,000 viewers, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. That’s a huge decline from the 705,000 who watched the first episode last year, and may be the [more]...2020
  • • Raiders’ Tyrell Williams: Hard Knocks was definitely a distraction last year
    Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams is glad not to be on Hard Knocks again this year. Williams said he didn’t really grasp how big a distraction the reality TV cameras were last training camp until this year, when he has realized it’s a lot easier to focus on the task at hand without thinking about [more]...2020
  • • 'Hard Knocks' episodes 2020: A complete guide to HBO's Rams-Chargers documentary series
    Miss an episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks"? We can't blame you. Here's a complete guide to each episode from the series' 15th season, updated each week with the latest from Rams and Chargers training camp....2020
  • • HBO 'Hard Knocks' schedule 2020: How to watch, stream training camp with Rams & Chargers
    The award-winning HBO and NFL Films documentary series is back for a 15th season and will feature two teams for the first time in 2020. Here's everything you need to know about the latest season of "Hard Knocks", starring the Rams, Chargers and city of Los Angeles....2020
  • • HBO 'Hard Knocks' schedule 2020: When, how to watch, stream training camp with Rams & Chargers
    The award-winning HBO and NFL Films documentary series is back for a 15th season and will feature two teams for the first time in 2020. Here's everything you need to know about the latest season of "Hard Knocks", starring the Rams, Chargers and city of Los Angeles....2020
  • • Hard Knocks’ handling of COVID-19 has not yet been determined
    2020
  • • Sean McVay: I don’t get how we’ll social distance and play football
    HBO announced the premiere date for this summer’s edition of Hard Knocks on Thursday and the show will be following the Rams and Chargers as they go through training camp. The head coaches of those teams joined a conference call after the announcement and the conversation veered into other directions. One of those directions was how [more]...2020
  • • Hard Knocks set to premiere on August 11
    The NFL’s plan continues to be to hold the 2020 season as scheduled and that means training camp is set to start late next month. Assuming it does, NFL Films cameras will be at two camps to gather footage for this year’s edition of Hard Knocks. We learned some time ago that the cameras would [more]...2020
  • • Report: 'Hard Knocks' set to feature Chargers, Rams if training camps take place
    While the COVID-19 pandemic has the sports world on hold, the NFL marches on, including plans for HBO's annual training camp documentary....2020

Hard Knocks rumors, scandals

  • • Are lack of positives due in part to players, coaches having COVID-19 antibodies?
    The disclosure by Chargers coach Anthony Lynn in the season premiere of Hard Knocks that he has had COVID-19 invites speculation as to how many other players and coaches and staff had it in the offseason but didn’t let it be known publicly. In turn, that invites speculation are to whether the NFL’s success in [more]...2020
  • • Dez Bryant arrives in Cleveland for workout with Browns
    2018
  • Week 9 Snap Judgments
    • Week 9 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we review an NFL Week 9 heavy on divisional rivalries, with all that familiarity perhaps prompting some fighting.... * Semi-serious question at midseason: Do the 8-1 Eagles really want to take a bye in Week 10, the way they’re rolling? Time off is always nice, but Philadelphia has everything working these days, and its’ 51-23 destruction of visit...2017
  • • Patriots Quotes 2/1
    2017
  • • LA Rams to appear on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
    The Los Angeles Rams are going to be generating some buzz in their new city before the NFL season starts, as they are reportedly set to appear on the latest installment of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” According to Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to announce at the owners meetings on Wednesday that the Rams have been chosen. “It’s clear both in Southern Calif...2016
  • • Mike Tanier's Combine Notebook, Day 1: New Coaches in the Crosshairs
    2016
  • • Houston Texans' DeAndre Hopkins Is Easily the NFL's Most Underrated Elite Talent
    2015
  • • Patriots vs. Cowboys: What's the Game Plan for New England?
    2015
  • • Playoff roadmap for 0-2 Houston Texans: Fix the QB situation
    Excitement about the Houston Texans generated by the franchise's appearance on Hard Knocks has gotten dashed following an 0-2 start. Here are two things the Texans need to generate some positive buzz once again....2015
  • • Bill O'Brien Will Be a Surprise Contender for Coach of the Year in 2015
    2015

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