The New York Jets open training camp Wednesday, and it won’t take long for fans to get a look at Aaron Rodgers at the helm of Gang Green.
HBO and NFL Films announced Monday that “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets” will debut Aug. 8, the first of five episodes to run Tuesdays from 10-11 p.m. ET.
This is the 18th annual “Hard Knocks,” which featured the Jets under then-head coach Rex Ryan in 2010.
Although current head coach Robert Saleh said he didn’t want his team on the show, maybe it will bring the Jets good luck; the 2010 Jets advanced to the AFC Championship Game.
“NFL Films has a long and storied relationship with the Jets, from the early days of the AFL and Joe Namath’s ‘#1’ salute after Super Bowl III, to The Sack Exchange, and the team’s first appearance on Hard Knocks in the midst of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances,” Patrick Kelleher, executive producer of NFL Films, said in a news release. “The 2010 Jets changed the profile and the success of Hard Knocks forever. That Jets team made football fun for fans. And now we are excited for a new partnership with this iconic organization and HBO to create another chapter in both NFL and television history filled with great personalities and a roster striving to reach new heights of success.”
The final episode of this “Hard Knocks” will run Sept. 5, just days before the team’s Sept. 11 opener against AFC East rival Buffalo.
The Jets were 7-10 last season, their third consecutive last-place finish in the division. They have not made the playoffs since 2010.
–Field Level Media