The Facts: The Buccaneers will be featured on the 12th season of the HBO/NFL Films series Hard Knocks, the award-winning show that annually gives fans an intense look behind the scenes of an NFL team.

Diehards Line: Each summer, Hard Knocks peels back the curtain on the intense preparations one NFL team goes through for the upcoming season. As a young team that appears to be on the rise, the Buccaneers were an attractive option for HBO and NFL Films. Led by charismatic 23-year-old quarterback Jameis Winston and 23-year-old Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans, Tampa Bay finished 9-7 in 2016 and just missed the playoffs on a third-level tiebreaker. Other potential storylines include an all-out battle for the kicker job between 2016 draftee Roberto Aguayo and veteran Nick Folk; the integration of big-play wide receiver DeSean Jackson into the offense; and the development of such young potential cornerstone players as Vernon Hargreaves, Ali Marpet, Kwon Alexander and Noah Spence. Dirk Koetter and Mike Smith, the Buccaneers' head coach and defensive coordinator, respectively, got the hard knocks treatment in 2014 with the Atlanta Falcons. Smith was Atlanta's head coach at the time, with Koetter as his offensive coordinator. "We have multiple coaches who have prior experience with Hard Knocks, so I have a good understanding and appreciation for how HBO and NFL FILMS work with the players and coaches to document all that goes on in preparation for the upcoming season," said Koetter. And we'll all get to enjoy the results throughout training camp.