Is Shemar holding out?

[Essex Johnson]

(07-10-2025, 07:25 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: All true, doesn't change the fact that others that were picked right around Shemar with the same clauses have signed and were practicing
with their teams. He stands out in a bad way.

well the variable that is left out is the bengals are trying to add something not done with their 1st round pick and normally new draft picks players look at what the previous contract of the team that signed for in previous years so even if some teams have this clause that does not matter as much to the player since they don't want to give up something that like Mims just had

[Essex Johnson]

(07-11-2025, 01:15 PM)spidey Wrote: I guess I'm having trouble understanding this.  It's easy to point the finger at the FO and go they're screwing it up again.  But what are they screwing up.  From what I understand, the language is the same as what 20+ other teams have in their contracts concerning guaranteed money that basically says don't be a dumbass and get into trouble otherwise we can withhold the guaranteed money.  I do realize that the FO didn't put this in any other contracts before this year but so what.  The Raiders had to pay a guy who went to jail for killing someone.  If I was the person in charge, I would want assurances as well that I wasn't going to have to give a person millions of dollars if they did something stupid and was unavailable to perform.
My question is why is Stewart fighting so hard against this?

agree and it is working similar but opposite way with 2nd round picks , texans set a precedent with guarantee of their 2nd round pick contract, but majority of teams don;t want to follow that, hear the bengals are trying to do what a majority of teams are already doing.  A great compromise would be to extend void from the year one year to at 2  possible 3 years (depending on rolling over 5th year)  instead of full contract 

[Essex Johnson]

(Today, 12:37 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Stewart has money from college. He was a 5 star recruit. Got paid a lot.

In theory, he could sit out all year.

I dont see the Bengals caving.

it is estimated about 1 million but that would be before taxes and he got that most of last year, forfeiting this year, being out of football for a year, probably falling out of 1st round.  think about if a team drafted him in 1st round  next year probably later in the round and already have this language in their contract, he would have the same contract as the bengals offered him but forfeited a whole years pay and signed a lower pay contract 

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(8 hours ago)Essex Johnson Wrote: the video below seems to explain the issue different than you are unless I am missing something, from the video it says they want change language of default from the year to committed it to the rest of the contract, which would be a first in a Bengals contract but other teams have this types of contracts, im not sure where their source is but they normally have a good sources

https://youtu.be/2Ins9ttnjJ8?si=-jCj-uXvEsmdCYuD

You're talking about the actual contract. We are talking about the Rookie Participation Waiver. Not the same thing.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(7 hours ago)Essex Johnson Wrote: it is estimated about 1 million but that would be before taxes and he got that most of last year, forfeiting this year, being out of football for a year, probably falling out of 1st round.  think about if a team drafted him in 1st round  next year probably later in the round and already have this language in their contract, he would have the same contract as the bengals offered him but forfeited a whole years pay and signed a lower pay contract 

It would have a different payout structure. The teams who already do the waiver like this, have offset it by having a different payout structure so there's less available to potentially void in future guarantees because it's already been paid.

This has also been talked about, including by Stewart's agent who said if he was offered a bonus payout like other teams, the contract would have already been signed.

The problem is the Bengals want the clause some other teams have used, BUT they also want to keep paying their bonuses out in an extended manner like they used to. They're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

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Plus then you'd be on a team that you would trust to actually pay you. 

Lets not pretend he (and the rest of College/NFL) doesn't see the Bengals being the only team forcing players to play under the franchise tag rather than using it as a negotiating tool to get first-year salary decided and give them more time to negotiate. (9 players got tagged last season, ONLY Tee ended up playing under the tag, the other 8 all got paid) Not to mention the Bengals have a 1st-Team All-Pro DE and won't give him the big payday he deserves.

So from Stewart's point of view, he got drafted by a team that's chosen him to be their test subject to immediately screw him in negotiations (they sure didn't try to pull that shit on Chase's contract this offseason), and who if he does turn out to be a great player doesn't seem particularly willing to pay top-of-the-line DE money so he'll just be stuck under team control for 7 years rather than ever getting a big payday.

[sandwedge]

(Today, 12:37 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Stewart has money from college. He was a 5 star recruit. Got paid a lot.

In theory, he could sit out all year.

I dont see the Bengals caving.

Just read this morning that OSU lost out on the #1 LB in the 2026 class because he wanted to much NIL money.

[Essex Johnson]

(6 hours ago)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: You're talking about the actual contract. We are talking about the Rookie Participation Waiver. Not the same thing.

ok i thought he said he was not practicing till contract is complete so what would waiver matter anyway

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(8 hours ago)Essex Johnson Wrote:

well the variable that is left out is the bengals are trying to add something not done with their 1st round pick and normally new draft picks players look at what the previous contract of the team that signed for in previous years so even if some teams have this clause that does not matter as much to the player since they don't want to give up something that like Mims just had

As TLL here says, the Bengals are trying to pull one over on Shemar. They didn't try to do this to Amarius. This is different.

The Bengals are in the wrong here and I was on their side until I heard the details that TLL brought to my attention.

(6 hours ago)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It would have a different payout structure. The teams who already do the waiver like this, have offset it by having a different payout structure so there's less available to potentially void in future guarantees because it's already been paid.

This has also been talked about, including by Stewart's agent who said if he was offered a bonus payout like other teams, the contract would have already been signed.

The problem is the Bengals want the clause some other teams have used, BUT they also want to keep paying their bonuses out in an extended manner like they used to. They're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

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Plus then you'd be on a team that you would trust to actually pay you. 

Lets not pretend he (and the rest of College/NFL) doesn't see the Bengals being the only team forcing players to play under the franchise tag rather than using it as a negotiating tool to get first-year salary decided and give them more time to negotiate. (9 players got tagged last season, ONLY Tee ended up playing under the tag, the other 8 all got paid) Not to mention the Bengals have a 1st-Team All-Pro DE and won't give him the big payday he deserves.

So from Stewart's point of view, he got drafted by a team that's chosen him to be their test subject to immediately screw him in negotiations (they sure didn't try to pull that shit on Chase's contract this offseason), and who if he does turn out to be a great player doesn't seem particularly willing to pay top-of-the-line DE money so he'll just be stuck under team control for 7 years rather than ever getting a big payday.

Well said. I am usually a Bengals homer and more positive about them and how they handle their business, but not here.