Shemar Stewart shows why Bengals made him a 1st-round pick
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On Wednesday, Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart declined to talk to reporters. He had hit Joe Burrow awkwardly low after a pass rush, a total no-no in training camp. The quarterbacks are off limits, and it set off a scuffle.
Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart did not sign his rookie contract until July 25, ending a long holdout over contract language.
Play the stands out: On an otherwise forgettable rep last week, Brooks caught a checkdown in the flat with a defender breaking down in front of him. Brooks caught the pass, instantly jabbed and accelerated upfield untouched, showing off his elusiveness after the catch. That’s the kind of weapon that could thrive in this offense.
The long standoff between the Cincinnati Bengals and first-round pick Shemar Stewart is over. Stewart and the Bengals agreed to his contract on Friday, ending one of the stranger rookie contract stalemates to occur since the rookie wage scale started a year ago. And somehow, the Stewart contract details make it all the stranger.
It was a bad day for the Cincinnati Bengals offense, but it could have been a lot worse after rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart knocked quarterback Joe Burrow to the ground on a pass rush. Burrow hopped to his feet and jogged away from the site of the collision,
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In spite of getting to Bengals training camp late, Stewart played all over the defensive line in his first preseason game and gave us a glimpse of why the Bengals made him their top pick. The Bengals need an edge rusher to pair with Trey Hendrickson. Stewart certainly had no problem getting around the edge in this clip.