Jets may be in mix for HBO's "Hard Knocks"

"  NEW YORK (AP) Fasten your seat belts. Coach Rex Ryan, Tim Tebow and the NewYork Jets might be ready for a sequel on HBO's ''Hard Knocks.''Jets owner Woody Johnson says he's heard talk that HBO isinterested in signing up the team for its training-camp documentaryshow. He's not ruling it out.Johnson said Monday the team has not received a ''formalinvitation,'' but ''when we do, we will take a look at it.''HBO said there will be a ''Hard Knocks'' before the 2012 NFLseason begins following a hiatus last year because of the lockout.HBO spokesman Greg Domino said ''we do not discuss theprocess.''Speculation began after the Jets acquired Tebow in a trade withthe Broncos.Asked if there have been informal discussions with HBO, Johnsonsaid, ''yeah'' but ''it's a formal invitation that we can respondto, not an informal (one).''Johnson, who made his comments at the NFL's new pop-up storefeaturing new team apparel, said the Jets' 2010 appearance on theshow brought ''tremendous value'' and that the feedback was onlypositive. The Jets went on to reach the AFC championship game.If invited, Johnson said there would be a discussion about areturn appearance.''It's something we would take a look at with (GM) Mike(Tannenbaum), and the coach, and (director of media relations)Bruce (Speight), and others that we think would add value to thatdiscussion, to see whether it is something we want to do,'' Johnsonsaid.Tannenbaum said he was ''looking forward to another team on itthis year'' during a recent interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. Heclarified that comment in a statement issued by the team Mondaynight.''When I made that comment, I never had an expectation that we'dbe asked to do it again,'' Tannenbaum said. ''Obviously, if we'reasked, we'll sit down and talk about it.''A possible drawback could be the way last season ended, whenlocker-room issues became public and there was much finger-pointingat quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Jets missed the playoffs afterreaching the AFC title game the previous two seasons.''I think all those concerns, the positives and negatives, we'dhave to look at, sit around the table and say yay or nay,'' Johnsonsaid. ''It's not a perfect science. But we'd use our best judgmentat that point.''Also chiming in was Jets tight end Dustin Keller, one of severalcurrent and former players who attended the store opening.''We would be good for Hard Knocks, especially with Rex'spersonality, the Tebow trade. I definitely see how we would beappealing,'' Keller said. ''With everything that's going on rightnow, there couldn't be any more exposure.''"