Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart had been a spectator at the team practices this summer, but was not present as the team wrapped up its summer program.

In a wild turn of events, the Cincinnati Bengals might not have their first-round pick Shemar Stewart on the team for the entire 2025 NFL season.

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.