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The gap between the Bengals of Cincinnati and the choice of first round Shemar Stewart has reached a new level, because the Texas A&M product would have left on the last day of the compulsory mini-camp with its unsigned recruit contract.
Pro Football Talk reported that Stewart was leaving Minicamp was not because of the disagreement of the contract he has with Bengals, but rather “he did not want to be a distraction” for his teammates who participate.
However, Stewart’s contractual situation has dotted a lot in the world of football, and that is the reason behind that he is not on the ground with his teammates.
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The choice of recovery of Bengals in 2025 Shemar Stewart (Imagn)
Stewart, the 17th choice in total in the draft of the NFL in 2025 in April, published publicly the fact of not being on the ground during the practices of the Bengals Minicamp because of not having signed his recruit contract.
“I’m right 100%,” he told journalists on Tuesday. “I don’t ask anything that you (Bengals) never does before. But in your case, you all want to win arguments (more) than winning more games.”
Bengals would try to change the way their first -round recruit contracts are over, which would allow the team to cancel future guarantees. Stewart does not think that his contractual language must be different, with a professional football speech emphasizing Amarius Mims, the team’s choice in the first round last year, not having this language in his agreement.
The recruit of Bengals Shemar Stewart is firm in the contractual battle: “I am right at 100%”
Stewart was also a higher choice than Mims.
Bengal head coach Zac Taylor said he had “good communication” with Stewart before leaving the camp.
Given the Bengals contract problems with the other players – the Rusher Star Edge Trey Hendrickson has his own problem with his agreement in Cincinnati – Taylor gave his opinion on the situation of Stewart.
The defensive winger of Bengals Shemar Stewart during the Minicamp recruit on May 9, 2025, at the Paycer Stadium in Cincinnati. (Imagn)
“There is a first for everything,” he told journalists. “Each year, you learn a little new thing in this position, and this is only one of those things that the players have succeeded very well. We keep the team in movement, and when it jumps on the field, it will be great for our team.”
Before leaving, Stewart attended team meetings and studied his new game book. But he knows how much being on the field makes a difference.
“You have to prepare a little to play football, especially me from the university. The NFL is a physical game, even if I played in the dry, which is very physical. Nothing compared to play in the NFL. I thought I would be on the field now,” he said.
Stewart was considered a raw perspective coming out of the AGGIES program, someone who has enormous athletic capacity but must consolidate the technical aspects of the external secondary game.
Shemar Stewart speaks during a press conference on April 25, 2025, the choice of the recovery of the Bengals of Cincinnati. (Imagn)
He hopes to do it for years to come in Cincinnati, and although the contractual situation is far from ideal, he has no bad will for the franchise.
“I’m still new here. We still have a long future ahead of us,” he said.
