Western P.A. lore is that Teryl Austin got the grad assistant job at Penn State without wearing socks in the interview that began his coaching career, but he had plenty of sock Thursday just in case when he brought a suit to begin his term as the Bengals defensive coordinator.
So when head coach Marvin Lewis told him he planned to introduce him to the media while wearing sweats, Austin had to smile. He gratefully took a sweat top from Bengals equipment manager Adam Knollman and his new office neighbor completely understood.
“I know how he feels,” said linebackers coach Jim Haslett.