Most NFL teams seem to want nothing to do with Hard Knocks. That isn’t good for NFL Films. There is a list of teams that could be forced to do it, but Mike Florio says that is not what the league wants.
The Pro Football Talk scribe was on 670 The Score Tuesday morning. He told Chicago sports fans they do not have to worry about the Bears being the focus of the show.
“Just like Mike Tomlin says, ‘We want volunteers, not hostages,’” Florio said on Mully & Haugh. “NFL Films wants volunteers, not hostages, to do Hard Knocks. So, I think the Bears are in the clear.”
NFL Films needs to find more than one willing team. Florio noted that there are two editions of Hard Knocks every year. That makes finding willing participants twice as hard as it used to be.
He believes the league has found one willing participant. It isn’t known when they would be expected to let the cameras in though.
“The Commanders are in the running to be either the preseason Hard Knocks or the in-season Hard Knocks and I think they’ll do it. The league wants to wait until the sale of the team is finalized before doing anything.”
The New York Jets have been the subject of much speculation. With the addition of Aaron Rodgers, expectations for the team are as high as they have been in a long time. On ProFootballTalk.com though, Florio reports that they would not be interested unless forced to participate. If what he told Mully & Haugh is true, that would likely take them out of the running.
