The Bengals are playing games with their first-round pick Shemar Stewart so analysts are projecting trades for him and one included the Bucs.

The tone to signal the final selection in the 2025 NFL Draft may still be fading, but it is never too early to look ahead to the 2026 NFL Draft. The process is reminiscent to the scene in the movie "Elf" where Santa celebrates traveling the globe to deliver presents to children by announcing that "after all that hard work,

After calling out the Cincinnati Bengals this week amid a contract dispute, 2025 first-round pick, Shemar Stewart is continuing to do things to show that he is going to get what he wants. CBS Sports Jonathan Jones confirmed that Stewart has removed himself from mandatory minicamp,

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

Stewart has several options and he could quickly turn into the Bengals' (and NFL's) worst nightmare if he decides to go with a nuclear option of re-entering the draft next year, a process that is outlined in article 6 of the CBA .

The absolute worst-case scenario (which won't happen) between the Bengals and Shemar Stewart involves the 2026 draft.