Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are absolutely tuned in now to their change on “Hard Knocks.”
Immediately after creating it clear very last thirty day period the Jets would like to not be on the HBO documentary series this summer, Saleh showed up to his to start with news conference of training camp Thursday decked out in a black extended-sleeved T-shirt that displayed his modify of coronary heart.
“I (inexperienced coronary heart) HK” was printed on the Jets coach’s upper body in white funds letters.
It is really all lights, cameras, action — and no hard thoughts — now.
“Just speaking with ‘Hard Knocks,’ they’ve acquired a good group of men and women operating with us,” Saleh reported right after observe Thursday. “We expressed some of our issues and they answered it. And, you know, it is heading to be fantastic.”
When the Jets were being talked about final thirty day period as the possible staff to be showcased on the series produced by HBO and NFL Movies, Saleh and the Jets openly rooted versus it.
“I know there is many teams that would adore for ‘Hard Knocks’ to be in their developing,” he reported at the time, “but we’re just not just one of them.”
The Jets reportedly discussed tweaking some of the accessibility, such as not exhibiting gamers becoming minimize — a well-liked segment every summer months in the series.
There are many circumstances established by the NFL in 2014 that make teams automatically eligible to be selected to be picked to show up on “Hard Knocks.” People consist of not building the playoffs the past two seasons, not possessing appeared on the clearly show in the past 10 several years and not obtaining a new head mentor.
The Jets checked all of these boxes — and they have Aaron Rodgers.
So they appeared an clear selection to be the stars this summer time. New Orleans, Chicago and Washington ended up the other groups that met the computerized requirements.
Right after New York was chosen, Rodgers mentioned previous week during the American Century Championship golfing function in Lake Tahoe that he was not a enthusiast of becoming on the display.
“There’s a ton of eyes on me, a whole lot of eyes on our workforce, a ton of expectations for our squad, so they pressured it down our throats and we have acquired to offer with it,” explained the four-time NFL MVP, who acquired from Eco-friendly Bay in April.
This is the Jets’ 2nd visual appeal on “Hard Knocks” and first considering that Rex Ryan’s team did it in 2010, which also marks the most latest time the Jets made the postseason in the longest-active skid in the league.
Saleh said the Jets’ in-residence online video production, “One Jets Travel,” an all-entry documentary sequence, will make it easier for the players and coaches to tune out all the added cameras.
“Yeah, we are fantastic,” Saleh explained. “It’s no various than ‘One Jets Generate.’”
The premiere for the 18th edition of the 5-episode demonstrate showcasing the Jets is Aug. 8.
