Bengals insider unpacks the 'bizarre' Shemar Stewart contract saga. Why is Cincinnati pushing new language? Get the latest!

The Bengals aren’t doing themselves any favors with the current news emanating out of the organization. They have another disgruntled player.

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.

The Cincinnati Bengals and one of their star (potentially) players are in a contract dispute. The Bengals and their unsigned first-round pick Shemar Stewart are at an impasse, and it’s not over contract length or total money.

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.

Whether in communication or contracts, Bengals players are too often treated like numbers and assets more than faces and families.

Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart skipped the final day of the team’s mandatory minicamp practice as he remains in a contract dispute with the club.