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CINCINNATI – It was a bad day for the Cincinnati Bengals offense, but it could have been a lot worse after rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart knocked quarterback Joe Burrow to  the ground on a pass rush. Burrow hopped to his feet and jogged away from the site of the collision, Stewart went to the sideline and no one else …

Every draft class has a personality. There’s a characteristic that coaches can feel infused in their football team through the first 10 practices when the new players start mixing it up. Commonly, it’s athleticism. Sometimes, brash, confident and loud, like last year’s group of 10. One you don’t often hear was the answer Bengals coach Zac Taylor immediately snapped off, …

The Bengals went live Saturday night at Paycor Stadium during a brisk 90-minute workout, and the sun-splashed fans enjoyed the pleasant 77-degree weather as well as another good practice from first-round pick Shemar Stewart. Stewart, working with the second team, broke up a Jake Browning pass off the edge, would have had a sack on a play that was called …

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 …

Bengals pass rusher Shemar Stewart has officially signed his rookie contract, making him the last 2025 first-round draft pick to do so after a lengthy stalemate in negotiations. He said he’s relieved to have it over and get to work. “Both sides just found some even ground. We both thought it would be beneficial for us to stop arguing and …

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 …

With the Bengals finally making a small concession to get first-round defensive end Shemar Stewart to accept new language regarding the voiding of guarantees, they have one more player to lure into camp. Defensive end Trey Hendrickson remains away from the team, for far different reasons. He’s under contract. He’s not happy with it. He hasn’t been happy with it. …

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 …