HBO’s ‘Tough Knocks’ Will Showcase Dallas Cowboys And Quarterback Dak Prescott’s Comeback

HBO and NFL Movies are turning to an mature respectable for the next installment of Tough Knocks, the insider detect at pro football practicing camps. The Dallas Cowboys will return to the series this yr for the third time in what guarantees to be a drama-filled 2021 season.

Anticipated to be a significant contender in 2020, head coach Mike McCarthy’s first season main the personnel collapsed into a 6-10 file, with the Cowboys missing the playoffs for the 2d consecutive yr while suffering its first losing season since 2015. That has put the mild Green Bay coach on the hot seat, as Dallas struggled on every facet of the ball final yr.

The personnel’s offense suffered largely as a result of of a significant damage to quarterback Dak Prescott. The versatile passer became knocked out of the season in October when he suffered a compound upright ankle facture that required surgical operation. He has now recovered, signed an gargantuan modern deal, and might well very well be a key to the personnel’s fortunes for 2021.

Team owner Jerry Jones, a volatile and hands-on presence, will moreover doubtless be an attraction on the series.

The first Tough Knocks episode for this season will hasten on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 10 PM on HBO.

The Cowboys were moreover spotlighted in 2002 and 2008. The Bengals and Rams were featured twice on the series. L.A.’s Rams and Chargers atomize up the series final yr, drawing more attention than they did within the well-liked season, which became played in front of few fans everywhere in the pandemic.