One thousand, one hundred and 21 men have played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their four-decade history, and at some point each one heard the good news from his coach: He made the team. Many, many more hopefuls have heard the opposite news, that their NFL dreams were being put on hold. Never before have these emotional conversations been witnessed by Buccaneers fans.
That's about to change. The 12th season of the enormously popular HBO/NFL Films series Hard Knocks will feature the Buccaneers this August during training camp. The five-episode run will begin on Tuesday, August 8 and conclude on September 5, airing exclusively on HBO.