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CINCINNATI – There was no easing-in period for Shemar Stewart, either on the field or in the locker room. Two days after the Cincinnati Bengals’ first-round pick finally signed his contract, he was taking first-team reps on defense and learning the ropes on special teams while sweating out three months of inactivity. “It doesn’t matter who you’re repping with, it’s …

The Bengals today signed DE Shemar Stewart, the team’s first-round draft pick out of Texas A&M University. Stewart (6-5, 267) played in 37 games with 19 starts during his three seasons (2022-24) with the Aggies. He totaled 65 tackles, 11 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, four pass breakups, one FF and two FRs in his career. He earned third-team All-Southeastern Conference honors …

Training camp has begun! What are the key competitions to look at as the roster and depth chart shake out over the next few weeks? Here are the position battles to watch for the Cincinnati Bengals. Right Guard – Lucas Patrick vs. Cody Ford It’s always something, isn’t it? We can’t just have one year where we feel really good …

5. Money Mac After a disappointing year, Evan McPherson has made all 12 of his FG attempts. “After my rookie year, I went on a deep dive to figure out how I could be more consistent,” Evan said. “It sent me the other way. This past off-season, I kind of went back to what I grew up doing.” Source link

The Bengals have cut their contract issues with defensive ends from two to one. At long last, the AFC North team has its first-round pick under contract. Shemar Stewart agreed to terms on his four-year rookie deal Friday, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports. The sides had been engaged in a dispute about default language, and the impasse kept Stewart from working …

The Cincinnati Bengals and first-round pick Shemar Stewart reached an agreement on a four-year, $18.97 million contract on Friday, his agent Zac Hiller told The Athletic.  The contract also includes a $10.4 million signing bonus. The Bengals and Shemar Stewart have agreed to terms on his four-year, fully guaranteed rookie contract, agent Zac Hiller tells The Athletic. The standoff is over …

The NFL’s only unsigned first-round draft pick has agreed to a deal. The Bengals and 17th overall pick Shemar Stewart have agreed to his rookie contract. Stewart had been refusing to sign because the Bengals had been insisting on language that could void his future guarantees. A league source tells PFT that the agreement reached today involved Stewart accepting the …

CINCINNATI – Just two days in, the dog days of training camp have arrived for the Cincinnati Bengals. Cornerback Josh Newton puked a couple of times, defensive end Myles Murphy left practice on a cart to get an IV and wide receiver Tee Higgins felt some cramping and had a trainer stretch him on the sideline as the temperature rose …

PLAY OF THE DAY For the Bengals’ new-look defense envisioned by new coordinator Al Golden, Wednesday morning was not the first practice of training camp. Even though it was, as a robust crowd could attest at the Kettering Health Practice Fields in a pleasant 82ish degrees. “We wanted to treat it like it was day 20 because we had 19 …

Free agent tight end Noah Fant will visit the Bengals on Thursday, Jordan Schultz reports. The Seahawks released Fant on Sunday, saving $8.91 million against the salary cap. Fant, 27, spent the past three seasons with the Seahawks after being acquired in the 2022 trade that sent Russell Wilson to Denver. He appeared in 48 games, starting 42, and made …