The third episode of HBO's Hard Knocks is often when the narrative shifts to preseason games as players on the roster bubble have an opportunity to make a statement during live action.
Not so much this year.
With preseason games canceled, Tuesday's episode of Hard Knocks: Los Angeles highlighting the Chargers and Rams focused on the first week of practice with pads. That first week arrived later than usual in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but viewers were treated to montages of actual hits and the sounds of football right around the corner.