Bengals first round pick Shemar Stewart made his debut on Thursday night against the Eagles. He had one tackle—bringing down A.J. Dillon for a two-yard loss in the backfield. NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger was impressed with Stewart's debut,

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.

With the contract impasse behind him, Cincinnati Bengals rookie edge rusher Shemar Stewart can focus on football. And he did a fine job of that Thursday in the Bengals ' preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.