HBO on Wednesday called Hard Knocks "the groundbreaking gold standard of sports reality TV."
But just how real is it? How much control over the content will the Buccaneers have?
At the official Hard Knocks announcement in Tampa, NFL Films director and producer Matt Dissinger cited the trust level his company has built with teams since it was founded 55 years ago. If there's sensitive material, NFL Films and the Bucs are going to talk about it, he said.
"Really what we're looking for is to not let any competitive advantage out," Dissinger said.