Aaron Rodgers, Jets to be featured on 'Hard Knocks': report

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Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets will be the face of the NFL leading up to the 2023 season. 

The NFL and NFL Films have selected the Jets to be this year’s team featured on HBO’s "Hard Knocks," according to ESPN. 

Quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Zach Wilson of the New York Jets talk during the teams OTAs at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 6, 2023, in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

It will be the second time the franchise will be featured on the show, with the 2010 team – led by head coach Rex Ryan – getting the nod. 

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Since New York traded for Rodgers in April, the Jets have been the favorite to be selected for "Hard Knocks," with just three other teams eligible for the show. 

Those teams were the New Orleans Saints, Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears.

New York is coming off a season in which great strides were made, staying in playoff contention until Week 17. 

Zach Wilson of the New York Jets looks toward the sideline during the Jacksonville Jaguars game at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 22, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

But 2021 second-overall pick Zach Wilson took a major step back in his second year, benched twice during the season as the offense failed to move the ball. 

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With a defense ranked fourth in yards allowed per game in 2022, the Jets made it clear they’re in win-now mode, going out and trading for Rodgers in April. 

New York gave up a lot in order to acquire Rodgers, sending Green Bay the 13th pick