“Whatever the Bengals are doing with a first-round draft pick in an era where the rookie wage scale exists is unprofessional. Cincinnati and Shemar Stewart are at odds over interpretation of language in the contract that could affect Stewart's guaranteed money in his rookie deal, causing the first-round pick to hold out from minicamp.”

The penny-pinching Cincinnati Bengals have drawn a line in the sand with first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart. Doug Farrar analyzes why it's a potentially disastrous move.

When it comes to Cincinnati Bengals rookies, the focus remains on the holdout and contract drama around first-round pick Shemar Stewart. Quietly in the background, though, is second-round pick Demetrius Knight Jr.