When the Detroit Lions report for training camp next week, they will be joined by a few dozen new friends.
Shannon Furman, senior producer of NFL Films and director of this season's "Hard Knocks" series, said a crew of about 35 camera operators, technicians, directors and assistants will be on-site to chronicle the more than 400 hours of footage the show logs each week for the HBO docuseries that will feature the Lions for the first time in its 17 seasons.