Report: NFL Has Power to Force 8 Teams to Do 'Hard Knocks' in 2014

The National Football League has had trouble in recent seasons getting teams to participate in HBO's Hard Knocks, but it reportedly has the power to force eight teams to take part in the 2014 edition of the show.

NFL owners passed a rule in October that gives the league the ability to force certain teams into participating, a source told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapaport, per NFL.com's Around the League's Chris Wesseling.

The league will still ask for volunteers to do the show. If no team steps forward, the league will then choose from a handful of teams. Every team will be eligible to be selected unless it meets one of three exceptions:

1. Teams that have a first-year head coach
2. Teams that made the playoffs in one of the last two seasons
3. Teams that have participated in Hard Knocks within the previous 10 seasons

Which teams are eligible to be selected by the league to do Hard Knocks in 2014? A Deadspin reader named Ryan, via Deadspin's Barry Petchesky, broke down the list of eligible teams:

• Arizona Cardinals
• Buffalo Bills
• Chicago Bears
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• New York Giants
• Oakland Raiders
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• St. Louis Rams

Here are the teams that cannot be forced into doing the show:

Team	Reason
Atlanta Falcons	Playoffs
Baltimore Ravens	Playoffs
Carolina Panthers	Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals	Playoffs/Previous Appearance
Cleveland Browns	New Coach
Dallas Cowboys	Previous Appearance
Denver Broncos	Playoffs
Detroit Lions	New Coach
Green Bay Packers	Playoffs
Houston Texans	New Coach/Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts	Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	Playoffs/Previous Appearance
Miami Dolphins	Previous Appearance
Minnesota Vikings	New Coach/Playoffs
New England Patriots	Playoffs
New Orleans Saints	Playoffs
New York Jets	Previous Appearance
Philadelphia Eagles	Playoffs
San Diego Chargers	Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers	Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks	Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	New Coach
Tennessee Titans	New Coach
Washington Redskins	New Coach/Playoffs

Of the eight teams, which would you like to see do Hard Knocks?