Bengals seem fed up with Shemar Stewart negotiation
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The Cincinnati Bengals are preparing to enter training camp this week despite still being at odds with two prominent pieces of their defense in sack leader Trey Hendrickson and rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart.
As the Cincinnati Bengals continue their contract clause dispute with Shemar Stewart, Chris Broussard can’t help but wonder if there’s a larger issue at hand. Training camps open this week, and Cincinnati’s rookie defensive end isn’t there.
Shemar Stewart's contractual holdout with the Cincinnati Bengals has lingered to the start of training camp and the team's front office personnel want to see the first-round pick suiting up sooner rather than later.
It seems to be above his pay grade,' Shemar Stewart's agent said in response to Bengals' Duke Tobin questioning the advice he was giving the rookie.
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Stadium on MSNShemar Stewart the Lone First Round HoldoutTrey Hendrickson isn't the only Cincinnati Bengals DE not at training camp as the Bengals' first round pick Shemar Stewart has yet to sign his rookie contract, Coach and Company play "One Word" on the situation.
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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.
HC Mike Elko emphasized that while Shemar Stewart has been working out in Texas A&M facility, his return his a "false narrative."
Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown commented on rookie first round pick Shemar Stewart refusing to sign his rookie contract and the language in the deal