Bears ‘Hard Knocks’ director reveals what she’s most excited for, outside of Caleb Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
After years of rumors and rejections, the Chicago Bears are finally going to star on “Hard Knocks” this summer, and NFL Films is excited.
On Wednesday’s upcoming episode of NBC Sports Chicago’s “Under Center Podcast,” NFL Films senior producer and director Shannon Furman joined the show to talk about the Bears finally appearing on the classic training camp miniseries.
“We’re all excited to have a team that’s been around since the start of the NFL,” Furman said. “It’s a deep history. We’re going to try to include some of that into the show this summer.
“I mean, Chicago’s a great city, it’s a great city to be in in the summertime. I know we’re excited to be able to be there and not be somewhere where we’re roasting hot. My first one was in Houston, that might have been the hottest it’s ever been for ‘Hard Knocks.’ Went to Tampa two years later. So that was pretty, pretty aggressive, too.”
Weather aside, new rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams is the big draw for HBO’s and NFL Films’ cameras. However, Furman said a different position group has caught her eye, and she’s looking forward to meeting an unexpected character when production starts.
“One of our position groups we’re most excited about is probably the wide receiver room. DJ Moore, his daughter we’ve seen, we think that she’s going to be a lot of fun.”
“I mean, Rome (Odunze) too, he’s the ninth pick. So it’s kinda crazy, you have two top-10 picks to highlight as rookies that are kind of unknowns. It’s a story you’re getting to tell people for the first time, at least on the NFL level. People do, they did follow his college career for the past two years and everything. But I do think that helps out when you have something like a new story that’s fresh and people in the city want to learn about and everything.”
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Publish date : 2024-07-02 20:16:04
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