NFL Team Calls Out Their First Round Pick Ahead Of Training Camp

With most NFL training camps getting underway this week, only one first-round pick remains unsigned: Bengals EDGE Shemar Stewart.

After being selected 17th overall by Cincinnati earlier this year, Stewart has yet to report this offseason outside of a brief appearance at the team's rookie minicamp which he left due to his ongoing contract dispute.

And now the franchise's director of player personnel is directly calling out the former Texas A&M star.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Duke Tobin made it very clear that he'd like to see Stewart at the team's facility sooner rather than later.

"I hope Shemar comes in," Tobin said. "He needs to be here. I would encourage him to be here. He could be a factor for a championship-caliber football team. I'd like to see him and I hope he gets here soon."

"I don't blame Shemar. He's listening to the advice he's paying for. I don't understand the advice," the front office man added. "We're treating him fairly."

Bengals president Mike Brown also offered his thoughts on the matter. Saying that most of it centers around the guaranteed dollars in Stewart's rookie contract.

"The issue seems to be about guaranteed money, if in the event, he acted in a way that was contrary to league rules, or our rules, for example, if he got into a criminal situation," Brown explained.