The messy Cincinnati Bengals standoff with first-round pick Shemar Stewart continues to overshadow another problem. It’s messy in its own right, too: Second-round pick Demetrius Knight isn’t under contract, either. If Knight isn’t under contract for training camp, he can’t participate. And rookies report on Saturday.

Sources: The #Bengals and 2nd-round LB Demetrius Knight Jr. have agreed to a 4-year rookie deal with nearly 80 percent fully guaranteed at signing. It’s the first time in NFL history that the 49th pick has had guarantees in year four.

Two Cincinnati Bengals rookies from the club's 2025 NFL Draft class remain unsigned, but one of them may put pen-to-paper on his contract very soon. Linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr., Cincinnati's second-round pick,

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer was in Atlanta for SEC Media Days. Flanked by quarterback LaNorris Sellers, defensive back DQ Smith, and defensive tackle Nick Barrett, Beamer had several opportunities to speak at the 2025 SEC Football Kickoff.