Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart skipped mandatory minicamp during a contract standoff after the team reportedly attempted to void future guarantees.

First-round pick Shemar Stewart had a lot to say about the status of his contract situation with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Trey Hendrickson isn't the only notable Cincinnati Bengals player missing from practices at the team's mandatory minicamp. First-round pick and fellow pass rusher Shemar Stewart said on Tuesday that he will not practice until his contract situation is settled.

According to Mike Florio via Pat McAfee, the clause put into the contract states, “The clause would turn a default in any given year into a void of all remaining guarantees. In prior Bengals contracts, a void wiped out only the guarantees for the year in which the default occurred.”

Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart’s holdout and public criticism have exposed deeper issues inside the Bengals organization.

Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart went very public and escalat ed his contract standoff with the team at the onset of mandatory camp this week.

Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart called out the team's front office on Tuesday over his ongoing contract dispute.

Shemar Stewart and the Bengals remain in a contract standoff. Here's why the team should show urgency in getting the rookie signed by next week.