In-season 'Hard Knocks' to focus on a division instead of specific team

HBO's in-season version of "Hard Knocks" is getting a new format.

The show will now focus on a division rather than one team, the NFL's chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp said, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

The NFL expects to decide which division HBO will focus on in about a month, according to Art Stapleton of USA Today.

League proponents wanted the change to help lighten the load on one specific team, help producers with storytelling, and ease competitive concerns, per Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal.

The 2024 campaign will be the fourth year HBO has done an in-season edition. The Indianapolis Colts (2021), Arizona Cardinals (2022), and Miami Dolphins (2023) were previously featured. The training camp edition has aired since 2001.