CINCINNATI — Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart remains unsigned days ahead of training camp as he reportedly fights two contract problems in Cincinnati's offer. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler told Fox19's Jeremy Rauch this week that the team is offering Stewart a worse bonus payout structure than last year's 17th pick, Minnesota's Dallas Turner.

In less than a week, all 32 NFL teams will have reported for training camp, and when that happens, there could be quite a few rookie holdouts.  There were a total of 257 players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft and out of that total,

ESPN's Ben Solak sums it up well in a new piece: "Hendrickson seems to have more internal locker room support for a prolonged holdout than any other player I can remember. Everyone in a Bengals uniform knows he has carried that defense for a long time, and in no season was that more obvious than last year."

Mike Elko said there's 'no intentions' for Shemar Stewart to play for the Aggies in 2025 as his contract dispute with Cincinnati continues.

It's been nearly two months since Trey Hendrickson has had anything to say about his ongoing contract standoff with the Cincinnati Bengals. Back in May, the 2024 NFL sack leader made it clear that he won't be suiting up this year under the terms of his current contract,

The Steelers have locked up T.J. Watt for another three years on a record-setting deal — which may have cost the Bengals their own All-Pro defender.

However, not attending minicamp may have moved the negotiation process forward. Hendrickson and the Bengals have resumed discussions on a new contract, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports. How much of a gap exists between the two sides has not been reported.