After calling out the Cincinnati Bengals this week amid a contract dispute, 2025 first-round pick Shemar Stewart has removed himself from mandatory minicamp, CBS Sports Jonathan Jones confirms, as the plot thickens between two sides clearly on different pages.

First-round pick Shemar Stewart has left the team’s mandatory minicamp since the sides have not come to an agreement on the particulars of his deal, according to ESPN. The Bengals want to establish a “new precedent” with rookie contracts that allows the franchise to void future guarantees, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Shemar Stewart is no longer at mandatory minicamp amid his ongoing holdout with the Cincinnati Bengals over language they want to put into his rookie contract.