Inside the Cincinnati Bengals’ Rookie Contract Dispute with Shemar Stewart

By Joseph Michael Ricco IV Shemar Stewart was drafted 17th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2025 National Football League Draft after playing defensive end at Texas A&M University. As a former five-star recruit and one of the most highly touted edge rushers in the country, Stewart was expected to be a major piece of the Bengals’ defensive rebuild. But entering July, he still has not signed his rookie contract and recently left the team’s mandatory minicamp. This article explai