It once looked like the Bengals would have a promising duo along the edge in Stewart and Hendrickson, but there stands a chance neither one will be in Cincinnati in 2025. Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News.

The Cincinnati Bengals and one of their star (potentially) players are in a contract dispute. The Bengals and their unsigned first-round pick Shemar Stewart are at an impasse, and it’s not over contract length or total money.

The latest wrinkle in this debate comes from Geoff Hobson of Bengals .com:

Pro Football Focus believes the Bengals are one of the most overlooked teams heading into the 2025 season. "Cincinnati lost seven of its 11 one-score games last season," Dalton Wasserman wrote. "The franchise was realistically only a handful of plays from having one of the best records in the league, even accounting for its plethora of flaws.

The Cincinnati Bengals remain in a contract impasse with their top defender, Trey Hendrickson. NFL sources open up on his market value

While the NFL will head into the doldrums of the offseason for five weeks before the excitement begins, mandatory minicamp did take center stage. There certainly was no shortage o

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.

NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero shared the latest on Stewart and the Bengals, including where contract talks stand, why Cincinnati isn't alone in putting this language in contracts and what could be the key to both sides coming to terms on a deal.

The Bengals seem to invent new ways to frustrate their fans (and players) every year, and that's once again happening this year. Not only did they have Trey Hendrickson skip minicamp, but their first-round pick (Shemar Stewart) left camp early on Thursday.

With OTA's and mandatory minicamp now concluded, and the Bengals going their separate ways for about five weeks prior to the start of preseason training camp, plenty was said about the supposed forward steps by Cincinnati's defense under first-year coordinator Al Golden.