Falcons Decline To Appear On HBO's "Hard Knocks"

Discussion in 'Atlanta Falcons' started by SRW, Apr 21, 2012.

  1. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    The Atlanta Falcons have declined an opportunity to appear in this year's edition of the HBO series "Hard Knocks", Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com reports. HBO has approached the Falcons several times over the last few seasons and general manager Thomas Dimitroff has had an open mind about appearing on the program. According to Yasinskas, the primary reason the Falcons declined the invitation to have their 2012 training camp featured on the popular program was a preference to have the focus be on their on-field product. The New York Jets, who were featured in the most recent edition (2010), are on the record as having interest in making a return appearance and the Jacksonville Jaguars are also interested in showcasing their club this summer. "We did express interest, and at this point we don’t know what HBO’s plans are," Jaguars spokesman Dan Edwards told Tania Ganguli of the Florida Times-Union earlier this month.

    Source: Mac's Football Blog
     
  2. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    I thought the Jets were on record as having NO interest in doing it again...
     
  3. buffalobillsfan1

    buffalobillsfan1 2nd String

    It will be probably jags
     
  4. TheDuke

    TheDuke Breast Man

    I have a friend that works for HBO and he said at least a dozen teams have said no when asked about the show.
     
  5. Payton3434

    Payton3434 Rookie

    It seems to me that the Jets and the Ravens are the only teams to really want to be on this show. amirite?
     
  6. bossco

    bossco Rookie

    Anyone outside of Georgia really want to watch the falcons.

    49ers n Lakers 4 life
     
  7. TheDuke

    TheDuke Breast Man

    I think the Sheik would sign the Jaguars up but why would you want to watch that?