Any hype for a Hard Knocks offseason special featuring Bill Belichick and the University of North Carolina died quickly this week. After reports emerged last week that Belichick was in discussion with NFL Films to bring the offseason version of Hard Knocks to a college campus, Tuesday brought news that the deal had fallen through.
While there are any number of complications that may have arisen when planning out a college version of the hit show, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports at least part of the reason it got spiked was because NFL owners were not pleased with the concept.
