Is Shemar holding out?

[CJD]

My general stance whenever discussing a Bengals related contract situation is that the Bengals are cheap and wrong.

And that stance has served me very well.

Not paying Andrew Whitworth and then him continuing to be an all pro and SB champion (over us).
Not paying Jessie Bates, and then him continuing to be an all pro.
Multiple players saying they were hoping to play for the Bengals, only to be underbid like crazy (Joe Thuney, Kevin Zeitler)
Wasting a ton of time and money not signing Tee Higgins early.
Wasting a ton of time and money not signing Ja'Marr Chase early.
Wasting a ton of time and money not signing Trey Hendrickson early.

And now wasting a ton of time that he needs to be practicing to mess with Stewart's contract.

Do I wish it would change? Yes.
Do I think it will change? No, not for a while.
This team gets in their own way more than any franchise in American sports history.