Carolina Panthers NOT interested in Hard Knocks HBO series

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Panthers-not-interested-in-Hard-Knocks.html

The Carolina Panthers are highly unlikely to consent to Hard Knocks chronicling the inaugural training camp of rookie quarterback Cam Newton and rookie coach Ron Rivera.

According to the Charlotte Observer, a team official said it's not something the team is interested in doing.

The team hasn't been contacted by HBO, though, so it's not like the opportunity is really there.

Other teams not interested in appearing on the popular reality series, the Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

God forbid they do something to create more interest in the team. Worked out poorly for the Jets.... sigh

[Dpantherman]

I for one am completely and utterly SHOCKED!!!

[tarheelpride]

i'm shocked, SHOCKED!

[Jangler]

[Boltergeist]

Sounds like a smokescreen to me.

[SmootsDaddy89]

Ryan Kalil is a fantastic troll.

[CosmoGirl]

Denver Broncos??? John Fox??? LMFAO!!! I'd subscribe to HBO for that!!! Wait, maybe not. What the hell would he say other than 'it is what it is' and 'the other team practices too'.

[Gipetto]

Were waiting for the show Swag knocks anyway

[Squirrel]

Smokescreen!

[Panthers128]

Good idea. They don't need the distraction. HBO will just try to embarrass the team if they took part. Like the segment about Cromartie's 10-20 kids where he struggled to name then.

[jasonluckydog]

OMG! I'm so shocked! Maybe SMOKESCREEN?! Ryan Kalil IS A TROLL I tell you! Why the Panthers wouldn't do something to excite the fan base!

I feel like a big bird with eyes going large!@ and a FAIL PIC all wrapped in one.

We dont really need any distraction and HBO just trying to make Thomas Davis name all his kids and poo watch them FOLLOW FOX and the Donkeys now lol

[rayzor]

God forbid they do something to create more interest in the team. Worked out poorly for the Jets.... sigh

don't want my favorite team to be some reality tv show joke.

will it make them any worse? nope (well, maybe). won't make them any better either.

if this team wants recognition it's going to get it from winning. not being on some stupid reality tv show.

those stupid reality shows thrive on drama and will do what it takes to create it among the players or blow things out of proportion. panthers don't need that.

if it was just a documentary i'd be a lot more interested, but hard knocks isn't that. it's garbage tv.

anyway...what makes anyone think that these players who locked out the media would want anything to do with that show?

i do think that this team will be more open or at least more informative than it was with john "talk for 5 minutes and say nothing" fox, but it won't go out like a bunch of attention whores trying to get noticed.

[4Corners]