The Bengals are in the middle of an important negotiation with Hamilton County. Both parties have until June 30 to come to an agreement on a new stadium lease. If they can't reach an agreement, the Bengals will have to decide if they're going to exercise a two-year option built into the current lease.

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.

Lamar Jackson spoke to the media for the first time since the Ravens AFC divisional round loss and declined to address his contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart vented his frustration with the team as negotiations over his contract continue to drag on.

Stewart has several options and he could quickly turn into the Bengals' (and NFL's) worst nightmare if he decides to go with a nuclear option of re-entering the draft next year, a process that is outlined in article 6 of the CBA .