“Bengals want more stringent default language in their rookie contracts than what they had last year, with 17th pick, and are trying to impose on Shemar Stewart, the 18th pick,” Brandt tweeted on X. “Stewart and agent have good reason to fight it and not sign, for now. We will see come training camp.”

It's a time for new players to get acclimated, new coaches to teach their schemes and for returning players to show they are serious about taking on a bigger role. Here are the top five things we learned from mandatory minicamps around the NFL this week:

Shemar Stewart didn't participate in Friday's rookie minicamp with the Bengals, but he was all smiles with the media following the session. He was notably happy about an exercise addition in ...

From the moment Jermaine Burton was drafted, the strength of the Cincinnati Bengals' locker room was ... lessons learned for the 23-year old rookie. "I got a chance to talk with Zack Moss and ...

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt recently highlighted a chippier-than-expected practice by picking off Joe Burrow. That was one of many highlights streaming in from the early June practice that looked more like a late-summer training camp battle with roster spots and futures on the line.

See the replay and highlights of the game below ... Wide receiver Tee Higgins will not play for the Bengals against the Chiefs today. He joins rookies Amarius Mims, Kris Jenkins, Cedric Johnson ...