Bengals extend Georgetown deal through '07

By Mark Curnutte
Enquirer staff writer
The Bengals will train at Georgetown College through at least 2007.
Coach Marvin Lewis, speaking today at the Georgetown/Scott County Chamber of Commerce, announced the agreement.
“This year will be my fourth in Georgetown, and I look forward to both this year and the next. I have found the entire experience at Georgetown to be excellent in getting our season off to a productive start.”
The Bengals moved their training camp to Georgetown beginning in 1997. They had trained at Wilmington College for the first 29 years of their existence.
The Bengals will train for two weeks this summer at Georgetown. Camp will open with a night practice July 29. As the Bengals have improved on the field during the regular, so has their training camp attendance.
“The facilities at Georgetown College remain state-of-the-art by league standards,” Lewis said today. “The people who run the camp are professionals who afford us a warm welcome every year.”
During the past few years, several NFL teams have begun to hold training camp at their home stadium, such as the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots.
The Bengals have three practice fields adjacent to Paul Brown Stadium, and now can use the game field inside the stadium for practice because it is artificial turf. There is an increased sense that the Bengals might join the growing number of teams in the near future and move camp to their home base.
Yet Lewis and team president Mike Brown both are said to enjoy the experience of getting away and think it is good for players to focus on football.
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