Answering the frequently asked questions surrounding the Cincinnati Bengals and unsigned first-round pick Shemar Stewart.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Texas A&M pass rusher Shemar Stewart with the 17th overall pick, but the player has yet to practice while being unhappy with the contract offered to him

The Cincinnati Bengals are all over the place in 2025 NFL season predictions. Some love the Joe Burrow-led offense and think it will have enough juice to prop up whatever the new Al Golden-coordinated defense will do.

Defensive end Shemar Stewart remains unsigned as of Saturday, the day that the Cincinnati Bengals' rookies must report for training camp, and therefore has not shown up with the rest of his first-year teammates.

Early on Tuesday, July 15, rumors sparked that the Cincinnati Bengals No. 17 overall pick Shemar Stewart was working out with his former Texas A&M team in the midst of a contract disagreement between him and the Bengals.

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The Shemar Stewart situation is worth keeping an eye on for the other 31 NFL teams. The Cincinnati Bengals and Stewart, their first-round pick, are embroiled in a strange and unusual growing contract battle that has caused the pass-rusher from Texas A&M to publicly call out the team’s front office and it caused him to leave the team’s minicamp last month.