CINCINNATI -- Bengals team president Mike Brown didn't mince words about the contract situation between the team and unsigned rookie Shemar Stewart.
At the team's annual media luncheon and Brown's lone media availability each year, he said it was "foolishness" that the team and Stewart have been unable to sign a contract. Stewart, the 17th overall pick in this year's draft, is the lone first-round selection that has yet to sign with his respective club.
The sticking point in the negotiations, Brown said, is a dispute over the language in Stewart's rookie contract pertaining to potential conduct detrimental to the team.