Last NFL offseason saw the continued expansion of the popular Hard Knocks series with Hard Knocks: Offseason, which followed the New York Giants. However, reports suggest that Season 2 is far from guaranteed for 2025. Tom Rock, who covers the Giants for Newsday, noted on X that the future of Hard Knocks: Offseason may be in jeopardy due to a lack of interest from teams. “This isn’t a definitive report but in talking to league and media folks this past week it sounds like no team wants anything to do with an ‘Offseason Hard Knocks’ this summer and it may be a one-and-done,” Rock stated, humorously adding, “Hard to imagine why.”
This isn’t a definitive report but in talking to league and media folks this past week it sounds like no team wants anything to do with an “Offseason Hard Knocks” this summer and it may be a one-and-done.
Hard to imagine why.
— Tom Rock (@TomRock_Newsday) February 12, 2025
This doesn’t exactly come out of left field. For anyone unfamiliar or who might have forgotten, Season 1 could best be described as a disaster for the New York Giants. Arguably the most infamous moment occurred when team owner John Mara expressed that he would “have a tough time sleeping” if Saquon Barkley joined the Philadelphia Eagles.
— TG Videos (@TalkinGiantsVid) July 17, 2024
Barkley went on to join the Eagles, leaving the Giants in free agency, and ultimately had one of the greatest seasons a running back has ever had, contributing to the Eagles’ Super Bowl championship. Mara’s comments have since been referenced frequently, even by Barkley himself in a not-so-subtle commercial.
The 2024 season was another calamity for the Giants, who ended with a dismal 3-14 record, placing last in the NFC East and tying with the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns for the worst record in the NFL. Questions about the series’ long-term viability arose even before the 2024 NFL season commenced; in August, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles indicated that it would be difficult to find another team willing to participate. Despite these challenges, NFL Films VP Keith Cossrow expressed his hope for another season. While finding a willing team may not be easy, there may still be hope for Season 2.
