{"id":149742,"date":"2025-06-22T11:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/149742\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:04:10","slug":"bengals-blasted-again-for-shemar-stewart-contract-standoff-before-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/149742\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals blasted again for Shemar Stewart contract standoff before camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> continue to be hit from all sides over the Shemar Stewart contract situation.<\/p>\n

What is a nuanced contract situation has onlookers picking sides to some degree, as a chunk of onlookers do wonder why Stewart hasn\u2019t at least practiced with his teammates before the whole leaving-minicamp-early thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But the Bengals<\/a> haven\u2019t been able to escape their past reputation in the minds of many, with a new national example popping up recently.<\/p>\n

While chatting with Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., ESPN\u2019s Field Yates hit the Bengals for the entire situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one is inexcusable\u2026 we are talking about minute details of a contract that is pages upon pages long. This was one of the rawest players taken in the entire first round. Those reps are valuable for all rookies.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: Bengals, Shemar Stewart nuclear option includes 2026 NFL draft route<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown said in that same conversation<\/a> that the Stewart situation and the Trey Hendrickson contract drama aren\u2019t causing distractions for Bengals players (at least yet, anyway).<\/p>\n

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Even so, Yates\u2019 commentary on the lead-in to the conversation is another example of Cincinnati\u2019s earned reputation. The Bengals are within their rights to want to reset certain contract language in their deals from this point.<\/p>\n

But Stewart is within his rights to say no thanks, while outsiders remain within their rights to point at the past history of the Bengals on these matters.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Bengals standouts after mandatory minicamp includes surprises<\/a><\/p>\n

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