Shemar Stewart's Contract Dispute with Bengals
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The Bengals seem to invent new ways to frustrate their fans (and players) every year, and that's once again happening this year. The team's first-round draft pick, Texas A&M pass rusher Shemar Stewart,
Amid contract disputes with rookie pass-rusher Shemar Stewart and All-Pro pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson, the Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly gained a reputation within the NFL for being tough negotiators.
The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.
Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart skipped the final day of the team’s mandatory minicamp practice as he remains in a contract dispute with the club.
Breaking down each situation It has been exactly 50 days since the first round of the NFL Draft and in that time, 28 of the 32 picks from the opening round have signed their rookie deals. Heading into Friday,
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Sporting News on MSNBengals' Shemar Stewart has unprecedented path to return to Texas A&M for college footballShemar Stewart has a chance, maybe, to do something no football player has done before.There's a path, albeit an unlikely one, for the holding out Stewart to return and play college football at Texas A&M this fall.