Deadspin | Bengals’ first-round pick out Shemar Stewart exits minicamp

Bengals unsigned first-round draft pick out Shemar Stewart has left obligatory minicamp in Cincinnati, a couple of media shops reported Thursday.

Per the Cincinnati Enquirer, Stewart left camp in order to not be a distraction to the opposite gamers.

Stewart, 21, were attending voluntary workout routines and group conferences however urged transparent of collaborating in on-field actions. The Bengals decided on the Texas A&M defensive finish with the 17th total pick out of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Stewart isn’t making plans to signal with the Bengals till they alter the language of their contract be offering to compare the description of the contracts signed via the group’s earlier two first-round picks (Myles Murphy and Amarius Mims).

“I’ve been doing this for most of my whole life, and then all of a sudden it’s gone over something very simple to fix,” Stewart instructed newshounds on Tuesday. “It’s kind of disappointing.”

Bengals trainer Zac Taylor talked to the media about Stewart after observe Thursday.

“For all the rookies, you’d like them to be on the field but certainly there’s things that happen over the course of an NFL career and this is one of them right now,” Taylor mentioned of Stewart lacking out on preparation time. “So he’s been in the meetings. He’s been positive in that way. He’s been learning. He’s been a good learner, and we look forward to getting him back on the field quickly.”

Taylor mentioned he did not know the way the contract procedure would development and would not bet whether or not Stewart could be with the group when camp opens subsequent month.

“I’m not going to make any predictions,” he mentioned.

–Field Level Media