It took 23 years, but the NFL finally got the New York Giants on HBO’s Hard Knocks.
We learned that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are Joe Schoen’s go-to when on the road. He said that he ate PB&J sandwiches while driving as an area scout, and also ate them when driving to New York after being hired as the Giants’ new GM in 2022.
But while that’s a fun anecdote, it wasn’t the big story from the first episode.
The real meat of the first episode was the peek behind the scenes of the Giants’ free agency process, particularly with respect to star running back Saquon Barkley.