The annual training camp series, NFL Hard Knocks 2023 is returning with another season on HBO. This season, the series will follow New York Jets’ summer training camp which will be showcased through five weekly episodes. The series has been running since 2001 and has covered many known NFL teams.
NFL Hard Knocks 2023 Release Date
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The New York Jets will premiere on HBO on August 8, 2023. The latest season of NFL Hard Knocks will be following Robert Saleh and his team throughout their NFL 2023-2024 season. The series will be narrated by Liev Schreiber, who has been lending his voice to the series for all its previous 17 seasons. The five-episode series will be releasing 1-hour-long episodes weekly, every Tuesday. The series finale will air on September 5, 2023.
The executive producer of NFL Films, Patrick Kelleher, spoke about the New York Jets’ long-term relationship with NFL Films ahead of the series announcement.
“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.
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 series featuring New York Jets also comes as a surprise as coach Robert Saleh had stated that the Jets would not be a part of NFL Hard Knocks 2023 just a month ago. According to NBC, Saleh commented following-
“I know there are several teams that would love for Hard Knocks to be in their building. We’re just not one of them.”
Why Did Hard Knocks Go With The Jets?
The main reason NFL Hard Knocks 2023 decided to go with the Jets this season was due to their celebrity signing of Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was signed with the Jets during the offseason. He is a four-time MVP who has played for Green Bay for 18 seasons. Rodgers could be the one to turn everything around for the Jets in 2023, ending their 12-year playoff drought.
