Cincinnati Bengals first-round rookie Shemar Stewart fared well in his first taste of NFL action, making the team's offseason more puzzling.

Bengals' Shemar Stewart 'disruptive' in preseason debut as Trey Hendrickson contract saga continues originally appeared on The Sporting News The Cincinnati Bengals and Shemar Stewart took a long time to get his contract signed after he was their first-round pick in April's NFL Draft.

CINCINNATI — Shemar Stewart ripped the NFL Band-Aid off this week with his first taste of preseason action in a 34-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. The Bengals' top pick this past April notched one tackle for loss in the game amidst a shifting positional look that had him playing at multiple spots on the front.