CINCINNATI -- Why was Jeremy Hill benched for the first quarter of the Cincinnati Bengals' game Sunday at San Francisco?
"Coaches' decision," the Bengals running back said while clearing his Levi's Stadium locker.
He left it at that.
Asked Monday afternoon what led to the decision to keep Hill on the sideline in favor of Giovani Bernard for the first 15 minutes and some change of the game, offensive coordinator Hue Jackson was similarly guarded. Echoing head coach Marvin Lewis' words from the day before, Jackson intimated the benching was a private team matter.