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12 Cowboys players could be wearing microphones

It's interesting that HBO is continuing to produce "Hard Knocks," since it decided to cancel "Inside the NFL" after a three-decade run. "Hard Knocks" is produced by NFL Films, which will have a 24-person crew living at the Oxnard training camp.

It'll shoot more than 700 hours of video over the course of the series.

Camera and sound crews will have unlimited access to the players' and coaches' meeting rooms, training rooms, dorms and practice fields. Four players a day will wear wireless microphones during practice with as many as 12 wearing them during preseason games.

The Cowboys will have exhibitions at San Diego and Denver during the training camp period. "It's the most challenging, high-profile project of the year for NFL Films," NFL Films president Steve Sabol said in a statement. "There is no shooting script, no structure, no format. The storylines change weekly. For NFL Films, it is a six-week-long audible. We're privileged to be able to work with HBO and the Cowboys, the most glamorous franchise in pro sports."

-- Ventura County Star