Likely due to clamoring head coaches, who think the NFL is some underground society like Skull and Bones and try to work under a shroud of secrecy worthy of a CIA conference room full of double-agents, the NFL limited the teams available to be featured in the summer reality series “Hard Knocks” on HBO.

Essentially, playoff teams from the previous two seasons, or teams with first-year coaches, are ineligible unless they volunteer.

The Bucs are neither.

Thus, Dan Hanzus of NFL.com noted the Bucs are one of eight teams eligible for Hard Knocks when training camp opens (likely) in late July.

As much as NFL Network and NFL Films loves America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, and with some other colorful characters on the team such as Gerald McCoy and Ali Marpet, and a fiery assistant coach like Joe Cullen, you can bet NFL Films and HBO producers are itching for a chance to come to Tampa later this year.