Opening Shot: After a brief cold-open with superstar quarterback Josh Allen sitting for his first interview, we get a montage of sorts as players pack their bags (literally) to head off for training camp in Rochester, New York. It follows the tone we’ve come to expect from Hard Knocks–slices of real life building up to the season.

How do you know the NFL season is almost back? The start of HBO's Hard Knocks is the first tease of the start of a new season.

Episode 1 covered the team's arrival to training camp at St. John Fisher College, put a particular spotlight on the Bills' superstar quarterback, and notably did not touch on the contract dispute between the team and standout running back James Cook that's provided headlines over the last several days.