Stewart remained unsigned as of the second Friday in July, as the two sides have been battling over language in the rookie contract offered by the Bengals that could allow them to void future guarantees.

One is the contract standoff with Trey Hendrickson, the All-Pro who is again embroiled in a dispute for more years and guarantees, while the team seems to eyeball a year-to-year situation.

The Cincinnati Bengals are playing with fire. They still don't have a contract extension agreed to with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, and the news doesn't sound great. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that Hendrickson is still just fine holding out into the regular season if a deal doesn't get done.