Caleb Williams, Bears to be featured on ‘Hard Knocks’ this summer ahead of 2024 NFL season

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The 2024 season is a crucial one for the Chicago Bears, and “Hard Knocks” will be there to document the team’s initial weeks. HBO’s long-running show will feature Chicago this summer, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones, with the first show scheduled to air on Tuesday, Aug. 6. 

It’s easy to see why “Hard Knocks” has chosen to document the 2024 Bears. Fresh off a third straight losing season, the Bears have made sweeping changes over the past year with the hope of bringing home the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy. 

Those changes included trading the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft in order to acquire a bounty of draft picks. One of those picks ended up being this year’s No. 1 selection, which Chicago used to select former USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The Bears have complemented Williams with a loaded group of skill players that includes fellow first-round pick Rome Odunze, fellow wideouts Keenan Allen and DJ Moore and Pro Bowl running back D’Andre Swift. 

This marks the first time the Bears will be featured on “Hard Knocks,” which began documenting NFL training camps in 2001, starting with the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens. Last summer, “Hard Knocks” documented the New York Jets’ training camp and the arrival of four-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers. “Hard Knocks” then documented part of the Miami Dolphins’ regular season. 

On July 2, “Hard Knocks” will release the first of a five-part serious documenting the New York Giants’ offseason. 

While once a coveted show to be on, “Hard Knocks” has become something that teams have tried to avoid in recent years. In fact, several Dolphins players openly complained upon hearing that they would be the show’s subject during the 2023…


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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-05-30 21:27:15

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