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after pissing off Trey Hendrickson, the Bengals have now upped their game to piss off players before they even take the field for them. Bold strategy.

Bengals rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart left Cincinnati's mandatory minicamp Thursday amid a contract dispute.

Stewart, the Bengals' first-round draft selection, has not participated in any of the team's offseason workouts. According to a source, the dispute is centered on interpretation of language in the contract that could affect guaranteed money.

"He wasn't here today, so we just focused on the guys that were here," coach Zac Taylor said after the Bengals completed their three-day minicamp.

Stewart, when asked Tuesday by ESPN about how long he thought the contract dispute might last, indicated that he isn't seeking anything different or unique from previous Bengals draft picks.

"In my case, I'm 100 percent right," Stewart said. "I'm not asking for nothing that's never been done before. But in [the team's] case, y'all just want to win an argument instead of winning more games, in my opinion."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ntract-dispute