The Bengals have a type
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> 1st-round pick DE Shemar Stewart isn’t participating in any on-field work until his contract is finalized — even with the standard injury waivers for rookies.<br><br>�� <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebNoeTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CalebNoeTV</a>)<br> <a href="https://t.co/Vs66F9h5Br">pic.twitter.com/Vs66F9h5Br</a></p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1920927941539541236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not a good look at all for a guy that didn't produce anywhere near the level you'd expect for a top 25 pick.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass. /otter

Oddly enough, wouldn't on the field work be exactly what he should be willing to do?

He goes out there and blows a shoulder out working out on his own, he just has to eat that. But if he does it working with the Bengals, that triggers the rookie protections and he should get slot, etc...

So unless he's just sitting ass at the moment (which wouldn't be great), he'd be better served getting into the facility and getting his work in.

Hmm, so what are the “standard injury waivers”?

In Shemar's defense, why haven't the Bungholes finalized his rookie deal, yet? Should be affordable. Their owner being his cheap self, again?

Yea, I didn't think there was supposed to be anything to negotiate on rookie contracts anymore.

Is that not true?

Lots of rookie deals drag out. Are all of ours done?

Can’t blame him. The man saw the players having to cross the street on concrete in cleats just to get to the practice field. Also saw the QB have to cry to the media to force the owner to pay the best players.

He knows the owner is a cheap sumbitch. Wanting pen-to-paper before risking shit with this poverty franchise seems smart, injury waivers be damned.

I love this for them.

Nobody here would work their desk job without a deal in place.

Don’t blame this guy one bit.

I have.

I'm also an idiot.

Per Google AI:

Seems like vast majority of teams and players have no problem coming to an agreement pretty quickly on this stuff. Would be very on-brand for the Bengals to be pricks about it.

I'm beginning to wonder if draft day is a let down for them now

Yeah, I’m starting to get the sense that they settled on some of these guys.

Was wondering the same. Isn't the contract just is what it is anyways? I could be mistaken but I thought the salary was locked to what you draft pick was and the position might be factored into it or it's just the pick.