Bengals First-round pick may try to return to college
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The Cincinnati Bengals appear to be at a stalemate with rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart. The former standout linebacker at Texas A&M University was selected No 17 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft and that’s about as much progress the team made towards officially making him a Bengal.
Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart remains unsigned due to contract language disputes. The Texas A&M pass rusher could re-enter the 2026 NFL Draft or potentially return to college football if negotiations fail,
The NFL officially has its first training camp holdout of 2025 and there could be quite a few more coming over the next few days. Tre Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers became the first player to hold out this year when he didn't report with the rest of the Chargers' rookies on Saturday.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow reportedly isn't pointing fingers over the fact that the Bengals have yet to come to terms on a new contract with star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson.