Giants' MetLife Stadium Neighbor Reportedly Chosen For Hard Knocks

JUNE 26: Giants Dodge HBO's Hard Knocks Series; Jets Not So Lucky

The New York Giants, who have made no secret of their desire to avoid being the featured team on the HBO series Hard Knocks, will get to go another year without having television cameras recording their every move.

According to Pro Football Talk, the New York Jets have been chosen as this year's team of interest for the popular series.

The Jets are one of four teams eligible as per the criteria set by the NFL for participation in the series, which is as follows:

Teams that have not made the playoffs in the past two years.
Teams without a new head coach.
Teams that have not been featured on the show in the last decade.

The selection for this year's participants came down to the Jets, Saints, Bears, and Commanders.

Under the parameters, the Giants will not be eligible for Hard Knocks in 2024 either, thanks to their appearance in the 2022 playoffs. And as long as the Giants make it to the postseason, they won't have to worry about being selected for the show.

The Jets, meanwhile, are said to be reluctant to participate. Still, given the interest that quarterback Aaron Rodgers has brought to the team, plus the playoff aspirations that the Jets have their eye on, the league and Hard Knocks producers likely felt that Gang Green would make for good viewing.

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