The Cincinnati Bengals and first-round pick Shemar Stewart reached an agreement on his four-year, fully guaranteed deal on Friday afternoon, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Just in: Shemar Stewart and the Cincinnati Bengals reached agreement on a four-year, fully guaranteed $18.97 million contract that includes a $10.4 million signing bonus, per his agent Zac Hiller of LAA.
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Stewart and the Bengals have been at odds over the language in his contract for the last three months. The No. 17 overall pick didn’t participate in any of the voluntary offseason program and didn’t report for training camp over the weekend.
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