Bengals sign Shemar Stewart: First-round pick inks fully guaranteed rookie deal after lengthy holdout

Saga is finally over. Cincinnati Bengals first-in Pick Shemar Stewart has a match signed its rookie to deal with a dramatic endout. According to ESPNIt’s a four-year-old, fully guaranteed $ 18.97 million contract that includes a $ 10.4 million signing bonus.

And No. 17 Overall 175 NFL Draft It is the last-first-round reading to sign his rookie deal. Hortout its never out of the deal more fully guaranteed or the amount of the contract (as a specified). Indeed, Stewart’s camp was equal to the equipment over the potential voids the future promise – language that is not present in a rookie contracts of the previous bengals before-the reader.

According to the NFL MediaStewart got “better payout the language” who made it comfortable enough to use field with new teammates. I took a compromise to get this fact: Stewart in the same direction It is agreed to Bengals’ New Contraction Language, with Cincinnati $ 500,000 of Stewart’s Signing Bonus and paid it before, for paying in December.

“I’m not asking for something crazy” Stewart announced ESPN In May. “I’m not even asking nothing. I just want something to be consistent. I just want to consistent language than in the past contracts. I just don’t exercise until I get what.”

Stewart’s view like the top of the rushers in the past draft type. In three times the Texas A & M and Memory 65 combined tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. While it is not set race proliferation of another hope made in 21 years of protective end is based on the player with a high. Stewart Registered 65 pressures over the past two years, which was tied to the eighth of the sec.

When this endoutout long-long, and brought into the EU World to start Wondering the Stewart’s Options. I couldn’t have asked for a trade-held all season and to warm NFL Draft Next year or even taken in court and fought for another year of college eligibility. CBS Sports College Analyticus Bohames Elliott noted and Stewart had actually working out in Texas A & M here summer! Finally, though, Cincinnati hair in the top draft pick.

Next up for Bengals to find the way to get reigning NFL Trey Hendrickson to the exercise of the camp of the leader.