Cincinnati selected Stewart with the No. 17 pick in April’s NFL draft, but he has yet to sign his contract due to an issue he and his representatives have with the contract’s guarantees.

By Wednesday, all 32 NFL teams will have opened training camp for veterans. Yet, one first-round rookie, Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Shemar Stewart, remains unsigned.

Stewart left Cincinnati's minicamp in June over a dispute with a new clause about conduct, and he has yet to sign a contract with the team.

Only one NFL first-round pick is starving his team of a signing celebration, and the Bengals' brass was more than willing to dish thoughts on the "foolish" position of Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart at the Cincinnati media luncheon on Monday.

As if the Cincinnati Bengals don’t have enough contract drama, here comes the impasse with second-round pick Demetrius Knight. Knight and the Bengals have yet to agree on a contract. And it’s a product of a widespread new trend sweeping the NFL,

Following his stint in Atlanta, Desmond Ridder joined Arizona and Las Vegas as a backup. Now the former St. Xavier star returns to Cincinnati.

The Bengals overhauled their guard pair with journeyman Lucas Patrick and third-round draft pick Dylan Fairchild,” Buday explained. ”However, the rest of one of the worst o

Jones, who was an All-American second-team pick at Purdue in 2022 after stops at Buffalo and Iowa, made a splash at the 2023 NFL combine by running the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds. The Bengals then selected him in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.