Is Shemar holding out?

[Essex Johnson]

(06-11-2025, 06:36 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I think we may need to pump the breaks on Stewart then.

Ossai didn't choose to re-sign to serve as a backup or play in a limited role only. Not to mention Bengals aren't going to pay someone $8 mill to be a specialized role player either.


I fully expect Hendrickson to continue his 70% or more of defensive snaps like last year.
Ossai played 51% of the defensive snaps last year, and I expect him to be used at least that much this year, if not >60%.
My guess is it's primarily Hendrickson and Ossai getting the bulk of the reps and MM and SS serving in rotational/situational roles on limited snaps (300-400 snaps each).
They'll also find probably ~200-300 snaps ish for guys like Cam Sample and Ced Johnson.

there is no pumping the brakes on Stewart, he was drafted to start... and who knows what Trey is going to do, we don;t need to pump the brakes, we need to press the gas..