The Bengals are in the middle of an important negotiation with Hamilton County. Both parties have until June 30 to come to an agreement on a new stadium lease. If they can't reach an agreement, the Bengals will have to decide if they're going to exercise a two-year option built into the current lease.

With OTA's and mandatory minicamp now concluded, and the Bengals going their separate ways for about five weeks prior to the start of preseason training camp, plenty was said about the supposed forward steps by Cincinnati's defense under first-year coordinator Al Golden.

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor chimed in on the ongoing absence of first-round edge rusher Shemar Stewart.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The standoff continues between the Cincinnati Bengals and their 2025 first-round draft pick, Shemar Stewart, as he’s left mandatory minicamp, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Stewart was still participating in team activities and was around the building despite being unsigned, per ESPN.

Analysis: The Bengals aren’t doing themselves any favors with the current news emanating out of the organization.