Stewart is signed!

[SunsetBengal]

Awesome! Can't wait to read reports of him puking in the heat and getting carted off from muscle cramps.

[ERIC1]

(Yesterday, 08:35 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: Bengals fans fighting with each other before he signs and after he signs nothing has changed here.

Welcome to the team Shemar get to work.

Great post..how accurate..sacks or not hes an explosive player that will add energy to the defense

[Joelist]

So basically they moved up 500K of his signing bonus and paid up front. About as close to nothing as can be - basically they did it to let Stewart and Hiller save face.

[ERIC1]

(Yesterday, 08:40 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Great news, Who Dey

1000%...exciting news

[*rfaulk34*]

Kudos to the braintrust for getting this done with minimal down time for Shemar. Now get out there and work your ass off young man and get the QB on the ground!

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 08:12 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote:

To get Shemar Stewart on the field, both sides compromised.
— Stewart agreed to Cincy’s new language.
— The #Bengals moved $500K of Stewart’s signing bonus up and paid up front, rather than pay it December. https://t.co/bAysRfZMNX

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2025

As it had been pointed out several times, it was the percentage of the payout that was the issue. More up front, signature on the dotted line. 

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 08:19 PM)Bronxbengal Wrote: Uh..yes..the hill he was going to stand on was quite stupid since multiple teams already had the language.  Quoting sOP, “Foolish”

*sigh* it wasn't just the language...

If you impliment the language, you have to make concessions on the percentage of how and when it's distributed. 

[*bfine32*]

Let's just say everyone on here was right and celebrate the signing.

[ERIC1]

(Yesterday, 09:08 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Let's just say everyone on here was right and celebrate the signing.

Good day in bengalsland..later ..time to lose money in poker

[TKUHL]

It’s about damn time. Hope this dude proves me wrong. I absolutely hated the pick and didn’t care if he ever signed, went back to the draft after a year etc. couldn’t give a shit. Now that all the be is done let’s get this defense in gear.

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 09:08 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Let's just say everyone on here was right and celebrate the signing.

I don't know. 

I tried to get 1/2 a point from Luvnit earlier and he Bengal'd me... 

[ERIC1]

(Yesterday, 09:09 PM)TKUHL Wrote: It’s about damn time. Hope this dude proves me wrong. I absolutely hated the pick and didn’t care if he ever signed, went back to the draft after a year etc. couldn’t give a shit. Now that all the be is done let’s get this defense in gear.

Never heard of stewart before the draft..Intypicall dont follow defensive players..after watching hours of his college videos..I was impresed...an athletic and explosive player..have a great night

[TKUHL]

(Yesterday, 08:09 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Wasn't important enough to the Bengals to try it with any of the free agent contracts or extensions they gave out. They made sure to pick someone with less leverage than Chase, Tee, Gesicki, etc to try to implement it on.

We are not the only team using this language. Other teams are using it this year. I don’t blame the owner of the team for that. It’s kinda petty that it came down to 500k upfront and the language stayed. What the hell have they been doing this whole time.

[TecmoBengals]

Happy to see he signed and now the conversation can be about his on field play.

Fingers crossed Trey is soon back on the field.

[Ell Prez]

(Yesterday, 08:15 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: JMO Shemar told his agent this ain’t working. His agent needed the extra signing bonus to save face. Haven’t seen if they guaranteed money was different.

100% correct. The bengals won the stand off. Shemar caved in.

[TKUHL]

Anyone think the league will try to do something to move away from “guaranteed” contracts. It’s kinda getting out of hand.

[Soonerpeace]

(Yesterday, 09:04 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: As it had been pointed out several times, it was the percentage of the payout that was the issue. More up front, signature on the dotted line. 

500k more upfront versus December? His agent looks foolish.You could see it coming in rookie camp. He was trying to say he stood up to the Bengals

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 09:34 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: 500k more upfront versus December? His agent looks foolish.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. 

[SunsetBengal]

(Yesterday, 08:09 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Wasn't important enough to the Bengals to try it with any of the free agent contracts or extensions they gave out. They made sure to pick someone with less leverage than Chase, Tee, Gesicki, etc to try to implement it on.

To be fair, those guys are all experienced players with no history of off the field drama.

[t3r3e3]

(Yesterday, 07:35 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

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.

Every 2025 first-round pick now has a deal. pic.twitter.com/LU3vRJEl9v

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 25, 2025

It takes two to tango. If the Bengals wanted that extra default language a la many other teams they should’ve been ready to pony up more upfront bonus money a la many other teams. Refusing to pony up that signing bonus while asking for increased defaults cost the front office. The agent got Shemar more bonus money upfront as is the usual way of things.