Trey Hendrickson, the league’s reigning sack leader, is holding out for a new contract, and the team’s first-round pick, Shemar Stewart, has yet to sign his rookie contract. The reason Stewart hasn’t signed is reportedly specific language in his contract that wasn’t present in Amarius Mims’,

Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart’s holdout and public criticism have exposed deeper issues inside the Bengals organization.

“Bengals want more stringent default language in their rookie contracts than what they had last year, with 17th pick, and are trying to impose on Shemar Stewart, the 18th pick,” Brandt tweeted on X. “Stewart and agent have good reason to fight it and not sign, for now. We will see come training camp.”

Shemar Stewart couldn’t have been happier to join the Cincinnati Bengals as the 17th overall pick in the first round

Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart went very public and escalat ed his contract standoff with the team at the onset of mandatory camp this week.

Cincinnati Bengals first round draft pick Shemar Stewart said he's "100% right" in his ongoing stalemate with the Bengals over the terms of his rookie NFL contract.

Here we'll try to look at the Cincinnati Bengals rookie player whose stock is rising and turning heads in 2025 OTAs.

When looking at later-round rookies who could take over bigger jobs than expected though, Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski actually tabbed fifth-round rookie Jalen Rivers as a prospect who could potentially have a bigger impact than Fairchild in 2025:

Cincinnati Bengals rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart did not hold back when asked about being unsigned after Bengals minicamp practice on Tuesday. The 21-year-old has yet to participate in a practice due to an ongoing contract dispute. “I’m 100 ...

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Former Aggie defensive lineman Shemar Stewart expressed his frustration with the Bengals franchise amid contract disputes.