NFL is allowing Steelers fans to follow along with upcoming season in unprecedented fashion
The Pittsburgh Steelers boast one of the largest fanbases in all of professional sports. But outside of the actual games and occasional press conferences, fans aren't always privy to what goes on behind closed doors or inside the walls of the UPMC Complex on the Southside. Well, thanks to NFL Films that is about to […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers boast one of the largest fanbases in all of professional sports.
But outside of the actual games and occasional press conferences, fans aren't always privy to what goes on behind closed doors or inside the walls of the UPMC Complex on the Southside.
Well, thanks to NFL Films that is about to change:
Steelers to be featured on in-season Hard Knocks
"Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North" will document the battle for the AFC North crown during the final six weeks of the NFL season, as well as a playoff run for the division-winner and any AFC North Wild Card teams. The 18-time Emmy-winning series will deliver its signature all-access coverage as it follows the Mike Tomlin-coached Pittsburgh Steelers, who have never been featured on "Hard Knocks" in the history of the series, as well as coach John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens, coach Zac Taylor's Cincinnati Bengals and coach Kevin Stefanski's Cleveland Browns. Quarterbacks Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields will share the "Hard Knocks" spotlight with Derrick Henry, Ja'Marr Chase, Myles Garrett, TJ Watt and an array of other AFC North star players. -NFL P.R.
A staple of NFL Films for decades, Hard Knocks rose to stardom thanks to their exclusive access of training camp for multiple NFL franchises. Pittsburgh was rarely eligible because of consistent playoff contention.
But then the group began the in-season version of the series with the Colts, Cardinals, and Dolphins over the past three seasons, and now they have decided to take it to another level following the decsion to feature a whole division.
"Last season the AFC North became the first division ever to have all four teams finish with a winning record, making it the perfect place to launch this new approach to 'Hard Knocks,'" said Keith Cossrow, NFL Films vice president and head of content. "We thank the Bengals, Browns, Ravens and Steelers for the opportunity to showcase some of the greatest rivalries in football and present the intensity of a playoff chase from all four corners of this incredibly competitive division."
It's likely not a coincidence that the NFL set up the schedules for the division so that they play each other down the stretch, with Pittsburgh playing all six games against the Ravens, Bengals, and Browns over the final eight weeks of the season.
The brutal schedule will now be featured in an even bigger role.
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