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The Bengals and No. 17 overall pick Shemar Stewart remain in a contract dispute that doesn't appear to be close to ending.
CINCINNATI — Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin spoke with the media ahead of training camp this week and stated his desire for Shemar Stewart to get in the fold as quickly as possible.
Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin shared some thoughts on the contract standoff with first-round pick Shemar Stewart to start the week. Tobin quickly got a reply from Stewart’s agent, Zac Hiller.
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Cincy Jungle on MSNDuke Tobin and Mike Brown say Shemar Stewart needs to be here; Agent fires backIn response, Stewart’s agent, Zac Hiller, clapped back at Tobin. “Duke Tobin has had no involvement in this negotiation,” Hiller told ESPN. “It seems to be above his pay grade.” Bengals owner Mike Brown also weighed in.
It seems to be above his pay grade,' Shemar Stewart's agent said in response to Bengals' Duke Tobin questioning the advice he was giving the rookie.
One comment in particular from Bengals’ director of player personnel Duke Tobin elicited a response from Stewart’s agent, Zac Hiller. Tobin questioned the advice the 23-year-old Stewart is getting from his agents. “Shemar is just listening to the advice he’s paying for (agents),” Tobin said Monday. “I don’t understand the advice.”