BUFFALO, N.Y. — For the first time in the show’s 19-season history, HBO’s Hard Knocks has turned its cameras toward Orchard Park, following the Buffalo Bills through training camp in a five-part documentary series that premiered Tuesday night.

Nearly 100 fans gathered at North Park Theatre for a special local screening of the debut episode, which included a live Q&A with the creators from NFL Films. Among the notable guests in attendance was Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who helped kick off the celebration.

The premiere offered fans a different kind of access to their team — not on the field, but behind closed doors at training camp.

Cameras followed the Bills through dorm life at St. John Fisher University, revealed a unique hobby of offensive lineman Dion Dawkins, and followed o

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