The New York Jets were selected to be featured on this upcoming season of HBO's Hard Knocks. 

It was news they were not happy to receive. 

Aaron Rodgers spoke publicly for the first time since the announcement was made, and made his opinion known. 

“One of the only things I like about ‘Hard Knocks’ is the voice of God, who narrates it, Liev (Schreiber). I hope I get to meet him,” Rodgers said to KPIX. “Look, I understand the appeal with us. Obviously, there’s a lot of eyes on me, a lot of eyes on our team, a lot of expectations for our squad. They forced it down our throats and we have to deal with it.”

The NFL selects a team based on ones that don't meet one of their three guidelines.

The guidelines exclude teams with a first-year head coach, those that have earned a playoff berth in the past two seasons, and teams that have appeared on Hard Knocks within the last 10 years. 

Jet coach Robert Saleh is entering his third season as head coach of the Jets, and New York has not earned a spot in the playoffs since 2010, which is also the last time they were featured on Hard Knocks.

This made then the perfect candidate for the show.

That along with having MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers helping lead the team will make for some quality content.

In June, Saleh didn't hesitate when asked about this possibility. 

“I know there are several teams that would love for ‘Hard Knocks’ to be in their building. We’re just not one of them,” Saleh said. 

There is no getting out of this for the Jets this season, and Rodgers is right when he says a lot of eyes are on the team and all the changes they have made this offseason. 

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