Rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart and the Cincinnati Bengals are in a well-documented contract stalemate – and a resolution doesn’t appear to be in sight. The Bengals and Stewart’s team discussed the rookie’s contract details last week but no ...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn't thrilled with the protracted standoffs that are keeping defensive ends Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart out of training camp.

Stewart left Cincinnati's minicamp in June over a dispute with a new clause about conduct, and he has yet to sign a contract with the team.

Behind Trey Hendrickson — who carries plenty of questions of his own as he hasn’t reported yet — the Bengals’ defensive end room is completely hypothetical. No player is more hypothetical than Stewart. There’s a world where he’s second on the team in sacks, and there’s a world where he essentially redshirts in 2025 like Murphy did back in 2023.