The Cincinnati Bengals aren't new to contract disputes. Still, the fracas surrounding rookie Shemar Stewart's contract covers new ground. Usually, first-round contracts are straightforward, with terms outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn't thrilled with the protracted standoffs that are keeping defensive ends Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart out of training camp.

The Bengals are in separate contract disputes with a pair of edge rushers: veteran Trey Hendrickson and rookie Shemar Stewart. With neither player on the field — and in Hendrickson’s case, even in town — quarterback Joe Burrow called the simultaneous situations “obviously disappointing” in his Wednesday press conference after the first practice of camp.