Hard Knocks in Cleveland

[IACub]

Ready or not, the Cleveland Browns are getting their close-up.

Coming off a dismal 0-16 season, the Browns have been chosen to appear on HBO's popular "Hard Knocks" series, which gives NFL fans a behind-the-scenes look at training camp.

The Browns have turned down previous opportunities to be on the award-winning series. But with renewed optimism around Cleveland following the recent draft and the selection of quarterback Baker Mayfield, the team is granting HBO unlimited access to its upcoming camp.

Cleveland is the 13th franchise to participate in "Hard Knocks," which began in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were featured last summer.

Although they've won only one game the past two seasons under coach Hue Jackson, the Browns see the show as a possibility to highlight some of their younger players and put a positive spin on their rebuild.

And for HBO, Mayfield's quest to win the starting job is just one of several juicy storylines.

(more at link)

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23528747/cleveland-browns-appear-hbo-hard-knocks

 

[pacnorthhawkeye]

Baker. All day. Every day.

 

[SoFla-Hawkeye]

Why would you want the distraction?

 

[Herkmeister]

So this is the year the Browns really come back to Cleveland?

 

[JuiceHawk]

Because they have no choice.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-eligible-for-mandatory-hard-knocks-star-turn

 

[TheHawkeyeDudeAbides]

Baker. All day. Every day.

Baker "Faker" Mayfield is a solid brick (not)! Nobody fools a Gambini!

 

[TJHawkeye]

Cleveland is where quarterbacks go to die.

 

[Buck2427]

Cleveland is where quarterbacks go to die.

Cleveland is where anyone goes to die! I live in Ohio and I don't go to Cleveland..lol

 

[wyohawk]

If Hard Knocks can impossibly make me like Jameis Winston, I may indeed be a Baker Mayfield fan come this fall.

 

[GPRHAWK]

Why would you want the distraction?

In Cleveland's case the distractions can't really hurt them. They can't be any worse

 

[SoFla-Hawkeye]

In Cleveland's case the distractions can't really hurt them. They can't be any worse

True. A dumpster fire would be an upgrade from a river on fire.