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Bryan Glazer: 'Hard Knocks' shows side of Bucs even he can't see

 
From left, Bucs Mike Evans, Kwon Alexander, head coach Dirk Koetter and co-chair Bryan Glazer, appear at the team's "Back to Football Forum" luncheon Tuesday at the Glazer Community Center in Tampa. [GREG AUMAN | Times]
From left, Bucs Mike Evans, Kwon Alexander, head coach Dirk Koetter and co-chair Bryan Glazer, appear at the team's "Back to Football Forum" luncheon Tuesday at the Glazer Community Center in Tampa. [GREG AUMAN | Times]
Published Aug. 29, 2017

Part of the allure of HBO's "Hard Knocks" is the chance to get an inside look at the NFL that few people can see. As it turns out, that includes NFL owners.

Bucs co-chair Bryan Glazer, speaking at the team's "Back to Football Forum" luncheon at the Glazer Community Center in Tampa, said the cameras have taken him places that he hasn't been in two decades with his family owning the team.

"It's interesting for me, being in this for 20 years, how much of this are things that I don't get a chance to see," Glazer said. "As an owner, I'm not in the small team meetings. I get to watch practice and I get to be at the games. To see the players in their personal lives, with their wives having a quiet dinner or a player in his hometown, those are the things that are really special to me, to get to know the players better, and for the community to get to know these players better. It's as much fun for me to watch the show as it is for you."

Glazer said he's glad to have the added national interest in the Bucs as a result of being on "Hard Knocks," but said the excitement would be there regardless for the upcoming season.

"I think the buzz would here with or without 'Hard Knocks,'" he said. "But 'Hard Knocks' is only making it better, especially for all those in the community to see the Bucs behind the scenes."

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