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Pratt a Raider. 1 year deal, per Schefty.

Taylor making some camp sked changes this year to try and help with the early season struggles. https://www.bengals.com/news/zac-taylor-changes-training-camp-2025 Dont know if it will help any but I’m a fan of trying everything up to and including more rum for jobu to get a week 1 win.

For me (and as always YMMV), the bottom line re the Stewart holdout is this: You are free to feel however you feel about whether the clause in question is justified or not. You are free to feel however you feel about the player, his agent, and our front office personnel. But the fact remains that it was the Bengals' choice to insert it into this contract proposal, with this player, and with this agent. This is on them.

Trading camp sked is out. Camp starts June 23, wraps Aug. 10. https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/6/11/24447431/2025-bengals-training-camp-dates

Interesting bit from Hobs today: Given how they always seem to be optimizing the line for pass protection, it will be interesting to see how well this goes.

Accurate…

Stewart situation getting ugly. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2025/06/10/shemar-stewart-contract-dispute-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-minicamp/84136526007/ Also: https://www.wlwt.com/article/shemar-stewart-cincinnati-bengals-rookie-contract-minicamp/65025985 Finally: https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/bengals-first-round-pick-shemar-stewart-says-he-has-support-of-stars-in-locker-room-as-he-fights-contract-clause-01jxdmcf21dd I will say that I do appreciate the FO catering to us jaded old fans with a classic first round draft pick holdout. Thanks Troy, thanks Katie and, of course, FU Mike Brown. Anyone want to go in on a MIKE BROWN STEP DOWN plane banner?

Hobs with the roster rundown. https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-2025-mandatory-minicamp Today’s fun fact: You can’t stop the Sample! Some other tidbits: Hill still in a boot, though “not for long,” Hobs claims. Seth McLaughlin still rehabbing the Achilles. I agree with Goodberry that stashing him on IR might be the best option there. Dax Hill not expected to work in minicamp, still rehabbing the acl. Expected back “sometime” in camp so that bears watching. Going to be quite a scrum for that fifth LB spot. Battle of the long snappers confirmed.

Oh, Watt is a better player but he’s been paid like one, too. That 28 is the final installment of his rookie extension, a four-year, $112 million jackpot. Trey can only dream of those numbers.

The mandatory minicamp is upon us, which means three days worth of breathless stories about Trey Hendrickson being absent and how the Bengals are cheap, incompetent, suck, etc. Ahead of that, I would like to present this totally unrelated story that you might not have heard about: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45484696/tj-watt-not-attending-steelers-mandatory-minicamp-sources-say Yup, $28 million ain't enough for Watt, either.

Pratt released. Frees up $5.6 million more in cash and cap space. That might find its way to Trey in the form of a sweetener to get his deal done.

Speaking of CBs, look who showed up on the police blotter over the weekend (via espn). Jones really needs to stop drinking.

Ha ha Army now you have to root for Nick Chubb. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45476200/rb-nick-chubb-expected-sign-1-year-deal-houston-texans

Interesting read on the cap. https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2025/6/5/24443586/nfl-salary-cap-analysis-cash-spending-post-covid-roger-goodell-2025

Ok this is funny.