Ben BabyJul 21, 2025, 02:15 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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CINCINNATI — Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin spoke with the media ahead of training camp this week and stated his desire for Shemar Stewart to get in the fold as quickly as possible. Cincinnati and Stewart have been at odds over his signing bonus payout structure and default language regarding future guarantees since he was drafted in April. “I hope Shemar comes in,” Tobin told the media …
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The Bengals confirmed reports that they signed quarterback Desmond Ridder on Sunday afternoon and they announced several other roster moves as well. They have signed defensive tackles Taven Bryan and McTelvin Agim to their 90-man roster. They also signed center Andrew Raym while waiving quarterback Logan Woodside and guard Tashawn Manning. With Woodside gone, Ridder joins Jake Browning and Payton …
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Ben BabyJul 20, 2025, 01:55 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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The Bengals are bringing in another quarterback. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Desmond Ridder is signing with Cincinnati. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Ridder, who played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was also Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator and QBs coach when Ridder was being recruited. Ridder, 25, was a Falcons third-round …
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Saturday was the day all Cincinnati Bengals rookies were to report to training camp. Unfortunately, Shemar Stewart was not among them, as the first-round pick continues to hold out over contract language. Even worse, the two sides have made no progress toward getting a deal done, according to Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Conway adds that the Bengals were …
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CINCINNATI — The Bengals have all of their rookies in the fold ahead of training camp this week, except for Shemar Stewart after Demetrius Knight Jr signed his rookie contract with major guaranteed money into Year 4 this morning. FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz confirmed, the team’s top pick remains unsigned as a few teams rookie’s reported this weekend. Per league rules, …
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The Bengals today signed LB Demetrius Knight Jr., the team’s second-round draft pick out of the University of South Carolina. Knight (6-2, 240) spent his first four collegiate seasons (2019-22) at Georgia Tech, before playing one year (’23) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and one (’24) at South Carolina. He played in all 13 games with 10 …
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Holdouts often are couched in terms of the player wanting more, with the not-so-subtle suggestion that they want too much. They’re holding out, for more. It’s often more accurate to say they’re standing firm for what they deserve, and that the team is being unreasonable. That it’s not about the player putting the squeeze on the team, but the team …
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The Cincinnati Bengals are on the verge of gathering for training camp yet still have a significant unresolved issue— first-round pick Shemar Stewart still hasn’t signed his rookie deal. The 17th pick of the 2025 NFL draft, Stewart held out throughout minicamp and publicly called out the Bengals over the situation. Amid such a long holdout, rumors have been swirling that …
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