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Bears check off trifecta of undesirable boxes for the season with ‘Hard Knocks’ inclusion originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Announced on Thursday, NFL, NFL Films and HBO selected the Bears as the next subject of this offseason’s “Hard Knocks” documentary, checking off the trifecta of undesirable boxes NFL teams aim to avoid.
What does the trifecta mean?
Hat tip to Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, as he mentioned the triple threat of consequences on Friday morning’s “Mully & Haugh” show on 670 The Score.
“Hard Knocks”
It’s well-documented that NFL teams are usually reluctant to participate in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” documentary.
Why?
In short, the cameras get unbelievable, insider access to the training camp. Viewers get to see the team’s training camp from all angles. And sometimes they find content a team would rather not be public.
The Bears are one of those teams. They made clear their disinterest in participating well before their selection.
“In terms of being in favor of it, there are some distractions that come along with it,” GM Ryan Poles said on ESPN 1000 on May 4. “But it’s one of those things that you learn in this league is that you adjust and adapt to whatever shows up. If it’s here, we’re rolling with it. If it’s not, we’ll keep it moving.”
“We’re told there is some interest in other teams being on the program and we welcome that interest,” Chairman George McCaskey said at the NFL Owner’s meetings in Orlando in March.
Even rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze recently mentioned his apathy in participating to Bears Wire.
“I think for me, I’d definitely be more comfortable not having the ‘Hard Knocks’ in the building just because we’re all learning the new offense as rookies,” Odunze told Bears Wire earlier this month. “Caleb [Williams] has a lot on his plate already, so learning the offense and growing within the facility and setting a foundation for ourselves. So it would be something that, if it happened, we’d take it and we would go…
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Publish date : 2024-05-31 17:23:46
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