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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Texas A&M coach Mike Elko shot down rumors that defensive end Shemar Stewart, a former Aggie whom the Cincinnati Bengals selected with the No. 17 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, may return to the university instead of making his professional debut this season. “There’s no intentions of Shemar to play for the Aggies this year,” Elko told ESPN’s Shae …
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Bengals first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart will not be returning to the Texas A&M football team. On Tuesday, a report emerged that Stewart was back in Texas, working out with the Aggies, and that he may attempt to rejoin the team for the upcoming college football season. Kelsey Conway later shot that down, and now, we have confirmation from the …
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The headline at ESPN.com speaks in absolutes. The relevant quote absolutely does not. In a story sold as Texas A&M coach Mike Elko saying that Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart won’t be returning to the Aggies, Elko’s actual words leave more than a little gray. “There’s no intentions of Shemar to play for the Aggies this year,” Elko told ESPN’s …
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Ben BabyJul 17, 2025, 03:42 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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