How The Child Please Bengals Helped 'Hard Knocks' Grow Up

Geoff Hobson

The Bengals helped launch "Hard Knocks," into the pantheon of sports documentaries when the series stood at a crossroads a football generation ago. Now NFL Films is hoping for a bit of instant replay from the stripes at another key juncture in the life of one the league's most recognizable brands.

The first-of-its kind announcement Monday has plans to document four teams instead of one when th