Ken Rodgers, the coordinating producer and head of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” was a guest on “The Browns Scout Podcast” this week to talk about the show, which is featuring the Cleveland Browns this year.

Since star wide receiver Josh Gordon and the Browns announced that Gordon would not be present at the start of training camp as a part of his continued treatment plan, speculation has been running wild about Gordon’s status.

One theory that some have presented is that the Browns potentially removed Gordon from the situation due the fanfare that comes along with being filmed at all times by “Hard Knocks.” I got the opportunity to ask Rodgers about the situation during our show as well as whether he had any insight on Gordon’s status.

Rodgers was clear he felt the Browns were not hiding anything and that the show’s presence at camp wasn’t a factor in his absence.

“I certainly haven’t heard anything to collaborate those claims,” Rodgers said. “We have heard, and I can tell you because we have the robos (robo-cameras) running at all times, what the team has come out and said is really all we know and all they (Browns) know — that Josh is taking care of himself. … He’ll be back. … We respect his privacy, and that’s actually what’s happening inside the Browns organization. It’s easy to think that’s a shield for what’s really going on; ‘Hard Knocks’ or otherwise, you would have me (fooled). I would be surprised if something like five cameramen or women on the sideline of practice is any sort of factor in people’s lives in general … given that the NFL has so much attention on it.”

Certainly one would think that Rodgers would know what’s going on as he references the robo-cameras that “Hard Knocks” has running in the offices at all times.

He went on to say this about how the situation is being handled: “I think the Browns and the NFL from my point of view as a filmmaker are walking the walk when it comes to this and they are doing right by what Josh and the people around him want done. … They’re supportive. … They are not jumping ship and saying, ‘Oh well, I can’t believe he didn’t show up.’ … It’s very easy to think of these guys as millionaires who make a lot of money to play a kids’ game … but they are under a lot of pressure, there’s a lot of bad things and tough moments that happen on the football field. … They are just human. This is a high-pressure job interview. … It can cause everyone to have to take care of themselves.”

In regard to “Hard Knocks: being a factor with Gordon, Rodgers continued: “The short answer is…even with all the robo-cameras inside the office, I haven’t heard anything about ‘Hard Knocks’ being any sort of impetus to Josh’s situation.”

“Hard Knocks” premieres on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 10 p.m. ET.