The Bengals' first-round draft pick reached a compromise with the team to end his lengthy contract stalemate and get to work.

The Cincinnati Bengals finally came to terms with first-round pick Shemar Stewart on Friday after the two sides had locked in a lengthy showdown over the guaranteed language in the deal.

After a long negotiation process, Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart gave insight into what led to the contract.

So ended one of the odder holdouts of the rookie wage scale era. The Bengals got what they wanted in terms of new language when it comes to voiding guarantees. Stewart got a paltry $500,000 of his ...

The Cincinnati Bengals have officially ended one of their contract-related standoffs. First-round pick pass rusher Shemar ...

The Cincinnati Bengals and first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart have agreed on the terms of a four-year guaranteed rookie ...