{"id":223951,"date":"2025-07-21T06:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/223951\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T06:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:46:21","slug":"an-uninspiring-shemar-stewart-update-as-bengals-report-for-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/223951\/","title":{"rendered":"An uninspiring Shemar Stewart update as Bengals report for training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"15KCNM\">Saturday was the day all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincyjungle.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> rookies were to report to training camp.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XQbYv5\">Unfortunately, Shemar Stewart was not among them, as the first-round pick continues to hold out over contract language.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xHKEeO\">Even worse, the two sides have made no progress toward getting a deal done, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1641763&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincinnati.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fbengals%2F2025%2F07%2F19%2Fshemar-stewart-contract-not-signed-bengals-yet%2F85289867007%2F%3Ftaid%3D687bc141b542ba00011f09fa%26utm_campaign%3Dtrueanthem%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincyjungle.com%2F2025%2F7%2F19%2F24470580%2Fshemar-stewart-update-bengals-report-training-camp\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" has-subtag=\"true\" data-cdata=\"{\" rewritten_url=\"\">according to Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AACZzc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KelseyLConway\/status\/1946589497291878766\" rel=\"nofollow\">Conway adds<\/a> that the Bengals were able to get a deal done with second-round pick Demetrius Knight because they offered him 75% of his signing bonus upon signing in exchange for inserting a new clause that could void future guaranteed money if there is a breach or default by Knight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"X1Yxo3\">However, the Bengals haven\u2019t made that offer to Stewart. They\u2019re also looking to include that clause in his rookie contract.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Aip5kN\">With Day 1 of camp set to open on July 23rd, it\u2019s looking highly unlikely that Stewart will be out there for it. He\u2019s unable to report for camp until a deal is signed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EDoKgr\">Hopefully, the two sides can hammer something out sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Context when examining why the Bengals and Demetrius Knight were able to get a deal done but not Shemar Stewart <\/p>\n<p>The Bengals are giving Knight 75% of his signing bonus upon signing in exchange for the new language. They have not offered that % to Shemar, a source tells me<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelseyLConway\/status\/1946589497291878766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday was the day all Cincinnati Bengals rookies were to report to training camp. 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