The newly-relocated Rams are going to be very busy over the next couple of years. The team, along with the NFL, announced this morning at the league meetings that they will be featured on this year's season of HBO's Hard Knocks. For its 11th season, the docuseries will follow a relocating team for the first time. "It's exciting to chronicle a franchise with so many compelling storylines, highlighted by the team's return to the Los Angeles market and the enormously warm reception the Rams are experiencing," Peter Nelson, HBO Sports' executive vice president, told ESPN.
There's some concern of distraction (a 30-person film crew, cameras following the team's every move), but coach Jeff Fisher isn't worried. And according to the Rams' press release, the past six teams to appear on the show have equaled or improved their record in the regular season after appearing on the show, and four teams went to the playoffs after being featured. Reality TV good luck charm?
A bigger distraction may be the team's plans to play internationally: In the works are a 2016 game in London against the Giants, another in London in 2017, and a one-time stint as the "home team" for a game in China in 2018. Stay tuned!
