Some clubs require their players to stay in a hotel, even for home games.
The Bengals did that up until two years ago, and the late Paul Brown followed the practice when he coached. The topic came up Friday morning after the Bengals practiced. Coach Bruce Coslet, who played for Brown, was asked what he would have quarterback Akili Smith do Saturday night. Then Coslet recalled the days when Brown, father of team president Mike Brown, would rent a theater for his team. But the vigilant Brown figured out what was going on and got his own film projector and movie to show in a hotel meeting room.