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Pro Football HOF Voters Upset Cameras Will Be Allowed In Selection Meeting

The NFL plans to put cameras "in the room" during the Pro Football HOF selection meeting next week, and then use footage on NFL Network "during its Hall of Fame announcement show that evening," according to Ed Sherman of SHERMANREPORT.com. However, the news "came as a huge surprise to the voters," many of whom "are upset about the new development." Pro Football HOF VP/Communications & Exhibits Joe Horrigan sent a "confidential memo" to the voters noting the taping of presenters' speeches will be limited "to the first 90-seconds of 4-6 presentations." The memo read, "The camera and camera operator will leave the meeting room after each segment. The HOF will have total editorial control over all content before any footage is released." Sherman noted the voters "were caught off-guard" by the decision, as they "didn’t hear about it until it was mentioned in passing on NFL Network last week." It is "such a closed process that the selectors don’t know the final breakdown of the votes." Several voters are "concerned the presence of cameras might impact the tenor of the meeting" (SHERMANREPORT.com, 1/20).

REALITY BITES: There are eight NFL teams -- the Bears, Bills, Cardinals, Giants, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams and Steelers -- that could appear on this year's version of HBO's "Hard Knocks" (DEADSPIN.com, 1/20). ESPN CHICAGO's Michael Wright noted the NFL’s owners passed a rule in October that could "force teams to appear on the show if no other club volunteers." Teams exempt from the rule would be "those that have made the playoffs in one of the last two years, clubs with new head coaches or those that have appeared on the show within the last 10 years." The Bears "don’t fit in any of those categories," but GM Phil Emery has "expressed repeatedly a desire for HBO’s cameras to skip his team when making a decision on what club to feature" on the show (ESPNCHICAGO.com, 1/21). In Jacksonville, Hays Carlyon noted HBO execs would "likely lobby to have the Bears, Giants or Steelers locking in a star-laden, playoff-contending team with a massive tradition and fan base." It will be "interesting to see if the NFL shares that view or would rather see a franchise featured, like the Jaguars, that doesn't get much national publicity and likely won't in the regular season in terms of prime-time exposure" (JACKSONVILLE.com, 1/21).

WILL AUTUMN WINDS BLOW? The topic of the Raiders appearing on "Hard Knocks" was discussed on CSN Bay Area's "Yahoo Sports Talk Live" last night, with the S.F. Chronicle's Scott Ostler saying, "It would be good in this respect: If there's any personality on that team, this show would find it and bring it out. Right now, as far as we know, there isn’t any, especially at the upper levels. ... Dennis Allen on 'Hard Knocks?' This is not Rex Ryan." But CSN Bay Area's Jim Kozimor noted the Raiders are a "national brand that people will watch." S.F.-area KGMZ-FM's Mark Kreidler said the Raiders "are trying to mark a difference between where they were and where they are now." Kreidler: "There's no greater way to do that than to offer media access, because that never happened in the past" (CSN Bay Area, 1/21).

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