Hamilton County officials have "contracted" with N.Y.-based Inner Circle Sports and the firm's sports management expert David Abrams to "help negotiate a new lease for Paycor Stadium with the Bengals." Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus said that the county hopes the group can "help get the taxpayers a better deal than in the 1990s when the original stadium lease was created." Exactly when the county contracted with Inner Circle "wasn't clear." Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece said that the firm's contract with the county is "about to expire and is up for renewal" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 1/31).