Whether the Raiders like it or not, they’ve been thrust into a makeshift reality television show with the 32-person “Hard Knocks” crew on hand to document their training camp in Napa.
The players and coaches aren’t actors, they’ll each just play one for the HBO audience the next few weeks.
Using the time-tested award format, here’s a look at how some of the reluctant (and not so reluctant) “actors” fared during Tuesday night’s opening episode.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Jon Gruden. Who else? The Raiders coach may not love having the cameras invading his space at training camp, but he sure knows how to act once they’re around.