“Hard Knocks” would have turned to the ranks of the college, but not necessarily by choice.
Front Office Sports (FOS) reported on Friday that the intersane edition of the HBO series will highlight Bill Belichick and his new concert with the University of North Carolina.
It is certainly an intriguing scenario, but it apparently comes after the network could not find an NFL team to present after the New York Giants’ Hinge because of this.
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Bill Belichick, on the left, and Joe Schoen. (Imagn)
The G-MEN were the first team to be presented in the new edition of the show, and the cameras captured Joe Schoen, now sadly very comfortable with Saquon Barkley who did not return to the team.
Barkley, of course, signed with the Eagles of Philadelphia, a decision that John Mara said in the show which would give him “harm to sleep”. Barkley then continued to have the best season of all time for a ball carrier.
He became the ninth player in the history of the NFL to rush on 2,000 yards in a single season, set the record for most yards on the ground in one year, including the playoffs, and was appointed offensive player of the year. To put the icing on the cake, he also won the Super Bowl.

The Eagles Running Back Saquon Barkley, center, holds the Vince Lombardi trophy during the parade of the Eagles Super Bowl championship on Friday, February 14, 2025. (Damian Viletto / Delaware News Journal / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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While Barkley was a huge success in Philly, the Giants undoubtedly had their worst season in the history of the franchise, going 3-14 with four different starting quarters. They also missed the first overall choice after winning their week 17 match against the Indianapolis colts.
Fos said that the “Joe Schoen Debân” teams dissuaded the presence teams. Unlike the edition of the training camp, there is no “requirements” to provide features in the offseason or the versions of the regular season of the show, so the teams have more freedom to be presented.
Belichick was outside the NFL touch line last year for the first time in almost five decades, but he signed to join UNC in December. He interviewed at least two NFL jobs at the last off -season, but was not selected.

The co-owner of the New York Giants, John Mara, on the left, and the director general of the New York Giants, Joe Schoen, speak with the head coach of the New York Giants, Brian Daboll, on the right, at the Metlife Stadium before their team organizes the New England Patriots on Sunday, November 26, 2023. (Kevin R. Wexler / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Despite the very publicized error (20/20 record), Mara chose to keep Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll.