Mike Francesa calls Jets 'complete fools' in rant about 'Hard Knocks' rumors

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Mike Francesa went on a rant about the New York Jets on his latest podcast episode on the BetRivers Network about how the team shouldn’t let HBO’s "Hard Knocks" in their building to document training camp. 

But Francesa failed to acknowledge the Jets already saying they don’t want cameras in their facility, and even worse, HBO reportedly has the authority to force the team into participating this offseason.

During his rant on the matter, te long-time WFAN sports talk radio show host said it would be a "colossal mistake" if the Jets let HBO in the building. 

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Mike Francesa attends the 2023 Broadcasting + Cable Hall Of Fame Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 03, 2023 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

"If the Jets are thinking about [‘Hard Knocks’] in this season, with what they are hoping to accomplish, with what they are going to deal with in terms of attention, this is already, to me, a colossal mistake by ownership, general manager, head coach, whoever had input into this," he said. 

"If you have decided to open your training camp and your development time this year to ‘Hard Knocks,’ they are complete fools. That is the worst thing they can do right now."

But Jets head coach Robert Saleh has expressed his disinterest in HBO coming to Florham Park, New Jersey. 

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"I know there are several teams that would love for ‘Hard Knocks’ to be in their building. We’re just not one of them," he said back in June, per The New York Post. 

Pro Football Talk, the outlet that initially reported the