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Look: Bengals Rival Appears to Take Shot at Team for Shemar Stewart Situation

Stewart still isn't practicing. The unsigned rookie was the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Apr 24, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA;  Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Shemar Stewart is introduced before the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Apr 24, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Shemar Stewart is introduced before the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — Bengals first round pick Shemar Stewart is still unsigned and isn't practicing with the team.

Stewart is one of seven first round picks that hasn't signed yet. It's common for first rounders to be unsigned in June, but he's the only healthy draft pick that isn't practicing.

Ravens defensive back Marlon Humphrey appeared to take a shot at Stewart and the Bengals after Baltimore signed first round pick Malaki Starks on Thursday.

"Contract wasn't signed, but still practicing," Humphrey tweeted with a clapping emoji.

He later denied it was a shot at the Bengals:

"I was actually taking a shot at agents," he tweeted. "Didn't mean no disrespect to the Bengals player y'all talking about."

It's an easy statement to make, but it felt like a clear shot at Stewart and the Bengals. Not only is he the only healthy rookie not practicing, but his contract status has been a major topic in recent weeks.

"The verbiage in the contract isn't the same as past draft picks who were drafted lower than him," Stewart's father Moe Marquez said last week. "It's not fair at the end of the day.”

Check out Humphrey's tweets below. For more from Stewart's father, go here.

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