FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are absolutely tuned in now to their activate “Hard Knocks.”

After making it clear final month the Jets would like to not be on the HBO documentary collection this summer season, Saleh confirmed as much as his first information convention of coaching camp Thursday decked out in a black long-sleeved T-shirt that displayed his change of coronary heart.

“I (green heart) HK” was printed on the Jets coach’s chest in white capital letters.

It’s all lights, cameras, motion - and no exhausting emotions - now.

“Just talking with ‘Hard Knocks,’ they’ve got a great group of people working with us,” Saleh mentioned after follow Thursday. “We expressed some of our concerns and they answered it. And, you know, it’s going to be fine.”

When the Jets had been being mentioned final month because the potential staff to be featured on the collection produced by HBO and NFL Films, Saleh and the Jets overtly rooted in opposition to it.

PHOTOS: Smile! Jets have a change of coronary heart for his or her summer season look on 'Hard Knocks'

“I know there’s several teams that would love for ‘Hard Knocks’ to be in their building,” he mentioned on the time, “but we’re just not one of them.”

The Jets reportedly mentioned tweaking among the entry, together with not displaying gamers being minimize - a well-liked section each summer season within the collection.

There are a number of circumstances set by the NFL in 2014 that make groups mechanically eligible to be chosen to be chosen to seem on “Hard Knocks.” Those embody not making the playoffs the previous two seasons, not having appeared on the present up to now 10 years and never having a brand new head coach.

The Jets checked all of these containers - and so they have Aaron Rodgers.

So they appeared an apparent option to be the celebs this summer season. New Orleans, Chicago and Washington had been the opposite groups that met the automated necessities.

After New York was chosen, Rodgers mentioned final week through the American Century Championship golf occasion in Lake Tahoe that he wasn’t a fan of being on the present.

“There’s a lot of eyes on me, a lot of eyes on our team, a lot of expectations for our squad, so they forced it down our throats and we’ve got to deal with it,” mentioned the four-time NFL MVP, who was acquired from Green Bay in April.

Like Saleh, Rodgers appeared comfy now with the Jets showing on “Hard Knocks.”

“There’s nothing like New York, so I understand that - I appreciate that,” Rodgers mentioned. “I’ve been in an unimaginable soccer city for 18 years. This is an unimaginable sports city. There’s numerous nice franchises right here. So I stay up for to all the pieces that comes with that.

“We kind of knew that they were really wanting us to be a part of ‘Hard Knocks,’ and this just brings more attention to us. I don’t think there’s anything nefarious about the way it went down, but I’m excited about people getting to see what we’re all about here and then the interactions with you all during the weeks.”

This is the Jets’ second look on “Hard Knocks” and first since Rex Ryan’s staff did it in 2010, which additionally marks the newest time the Jets made the postseason within the longest-active skid within the league.

Saleh mentioned the Jets’ in-house video manufacturing, “One Jets Drive,” an all-access documentary collection, will make it simpler for the gamers and coaches to tune out all the additional cameras.

“Yeah, we’re fine,” Saleh mentioned. “It’s no different than ‘One Jets Drive.’”

The premiere for the 18th version of the five-episode present that includes the Jets is Aug. 8.

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