Jessie Bates and Darius Phillips spoke with the media after their Wednesday afternoon practice. The day after the Bengals announced there would be no fans in Paul Brown Stadium on opening day, the focus of their attention was on playing in empty stadiums.
Bates’ mother is one who was unhappy about the decision.
According to Geoff Hobson, she “got the word so fast that fans won’t be able to attend the Sept. 13 opener against the Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium that he wondered if Bengals president Mike Brown called her himself.