Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by Bomani Jones to discuss the contract dispute between the Cincinnati Bengals and the team’s first-round pick from the 2025 NFL Draft. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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The players get to vote for these things.
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They’re gonna make Shamar Stewart team captain, right?
That man walked in the door and already knew the state of events.
He said, I know I am 100% right.
And from what I understand, it doesn’t seem like he’s asking for anything more than what America’s Mims got last year, who was also the 18th pick in the draft to the Cincinnati Bengals.
So, I don’t know what’s going on here, but I respect the stand he’s taking.
Do you realize the fortitude you have to have at that age under these circumstances to look at the world and say, I know I’m right.
And not like a jerk.
He’s just like, no, I’m sorry, man.
I am on the side of right on this one.
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They are tripping.
I ain’t doing this.
Why are you guys hardballing, you know, Shammar and Trey?
You’re trying to win a Super Bowl, right?
And then it’s the Bengals.
Look, the team of Joe Burrow.
And Jamar Chase because I do feel like while Joe Burrow is my guy, I have lots of good things to say about him.
He is a very good quarterback, but we ain’t never seen him do it for Dolo, right?
It has been the team of Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase, and they are so good that for a little while, we forgot that these were the Cincinnati Bengals, right?
And before Burrow got drafted, I was on TV like, hey, bro, don’t go there.
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And the Cincinnati people were all mad.
Why would he not come here da da da.
Y’all be rooting for this team.
Y’all used to have them dudes reusing jockstraps.
You out here asking me why you shouldn’t come here.
Look around you right now.
Look around you right now.
You know what I’m saying?
I am, they gonna score like 60 points a game next year and they’re gonna give up 63.