9 Chicago Bears players as famous HBO characters ahead of NFL Hard Knocks premiere

Kyler Gordon - Brian Burns (Hardknocks: Offseason with the New York Giants)

For the first time in the series' history, Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants captured the inside scoop on how a front office operates during free agency and the NFL draft. The trade for superstar edge rusher Brian Burns was one of the season's biggest moments, and fans in New York instantly fell in love with the uber-athletic edge rusher, who goes by the monicker "Spider" in honor of the character Spider-Man.

While a Spider-Man in the Big Apple is nothing new, the star edge rusher may have some competition for the nickname, as Chicago's Kyler Gordon already has a strong case to be the man under the mask. With a gymnastic level of physical talent, Gordon is often seen backflipping up and down the field and uses his explosiveness to get involved with balls in the air both downfield and at the line of scrimmage. Gordon and Burns may have a lot in common from a physical standpoint, but now that the Bears are the one on HBO, it is up to the talented defensive back to show the world why he is more deserving of the Spider-Man secret identity.