The Detroit Lions will host the popular docu-series “Hard Knocks” this year. This was revealed at the club’s annual owners meeting, according to “ESPN. “

Munich – “Hard Knocks” will be dedicated to the Detroit Lions this year. According to “ESPN”, this decision was announced to the club owners on Monday during their annual meeting of “HBO” and “NFL Films”.

This means that a camera team will accompany the Michigan franchise in the final preparation phase for the 2022 season. Other candidates were the New York Jets and the Carolina Panthers.

Among the stipulations of the Emmy-winning series is that the selected team has not been to the playoffs in the past two seasons and has not changed its head coach for this season.

“Hard Knocks” with Lions around Coach Campbell and St. Brown

The charismatic Dan Campbell is said to have been one of the deciding factors, who, on top of that, recorded a clear leap in quality with his team at the end of last season. From a German perspective, the focus will be particularly on Amon-Ra St. Brown. The wide receiver caught the eye in his rookie season with six touchdowns.

Lions boss Ron Wood is quoted as saying, “We’re excited to have the opportunity to showcase the city of Detroit and the great culture we form at the Lions.” It’s about “(sharing) our story with football fans around the world,” he said.

The Lions are the 15th NFL team to participate in “Hard Knocks”. The first edition took place in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens, and the Dallas Cowboys took part for the third time last year. An air date for the new season has not yet been announced.