Shemar Stewart Injury News & Updates

Stewart (knee) was placed on the injured reserve list Saturday.

Stewart has already missed four games due to an ankle injury and will now be forced to miss at least Cincinnati's next four contests after being placed on IR. The earliest he can return is the Bengals' Week 15 matchup against the Ravens. While Stewart is out, expect Myles Murphy and Cedric Johnson to have expanded roles on Cincinnati's defense.

Stewart (knee) is expected to be placed on the injured reserve list, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

If Stewart is placed on IR, he will be forced to miss at least the Bengals' next four games, with his earliest possible return coming in the Week 15 matchup against the Ravens. The 2025 first-round pick from Texas A&M has battled injuries all season, already missing four games due to an ankle issue. He's made just five appearances, recording six total tackles across 176 defensive snaps. If Stewart is sidelined for the foreseeable future as expected, Myles Murphy will likely operate as the Bengals' top reserve defensive end.

Stewart (knee) won't play Sunday against the Steelers, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

Stewart has been limited to five appearances this season, as he dealt with an ankle injury earlier in the campaign and will now be sidelined by a knee injury he sustained in Cincinnati's Week 9 loss to the Bears prior to the Bengals' Week 10 bye. Stewart's next chance to take the field will come in Week 12 against the Patriots, but he remains week-to-week, per Baby.

Head coach Zac Taylor said that Stewart (knee) remains week-to-week Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Stewart got the same label to start last week following the Bengals' Week 9 loss to the Bears, so he doesn't appear to have made much progress over the bye. He looks unlikely to suit up in Week 11 against the Steelers, though his status is not official.

Head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Stewart is considered "week-to-week" due to a knee injury he sustained during the Bengals' 47-42 loss to the Bears, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

Stewart was officially ruled out toward the end of the fourth quarter, and he finished the contest with three tackles (one solo) while playing a season-high 49 snaps on defense. The Bengals are on a bye Week 10, so the additional time to rehab and recover means the rookie first-rounder could be available for Week 11 against the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Stewart left Sunday's loss to the Bears with a knee injury, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.

Prior to the injury, Stewart had three tackles and one QB hit. The Bengals' first-round pick is still looking for his first NFL sack through Week 9, having missed four games due to injury. He was considered a developmental prospect coming out of Texas A&M, but even accounting for that learning curve, he has been a big disappointment.

Stewart (ankle) was estimated as a full participant on Monday's practice report, Jay Morrison of SI.com reports.

Stewart has missed the Bengals' last four games with the ankle injury, but his full estimation would seem to put him on track to return Thursday night against the Steelers.

Stewart (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Stewart will miss a fourth straight game due to an ankle injury that he sustained in Week 2 against the Jaguars, and his next opportunity to play is Thursday against the Steelers. Myles Murphy will continue to see more work in rotation at defensive end in Stewart's absence.

Stewart (ankle) is listed as doubtful ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Packers.

The 2025 first-round pick from Texas A&M managed to practice in a limited capacity throughout the week but is still expected to miss Sunday's contest. Stewart, who's already been sidelined for three consecutive games, has tallied two total tackles across 66 defensive snaps this season. Myles Murphy is expected to continue operating as the Bengals' top reserve defensive end while Stewart likely remains out in Week 6.

Stewart (ankle) was a limited participant in Cincinnati's practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Stewart has been sidelined for the past three weeks but managed to return to practice Wednesday, albeit in a limited capacity. If the rookie first-round pick is able to practice again Thursday and Friday, he should be in good shape to play in Sunday's matchup versus the Packers.

Stewart (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lions.

Stewart will miss his third consecutive game with the ankle injury. Myles Murphy has been seeing increased reps at edge rusher in Stewart's absence.

Stewart (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Broncos.

Stewart will now miss his second consecutive game after sustaining an ankle injury in the Bengals' Week 2 loss to the Jaguars. The 2025 first-round pick has played 66 defensive snaps over Cincinnati's first two contests this season, recording two total tackles. In his absence, Myles Murphy is likely to serve as the Bengals' top reserve edge rusher.

Stewart (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings.

Stewart was injured in last Sunday's win over the Jaguars. With the first-round rookie set to miss Week 3, look for Myles Murphy and Cameron Sample to see an uptick in playing time behind starters Trey Hendrickson and Joseph Ossai.

Head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Stewart (ankle) is doubtful to play in the Bengals' Week 3 contest against the Vikings on Sunday, Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stewart suffered a right ankle injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday's win against the Bengals. Taylor didn't provide a timeline for Stewart's return, but Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer relays that the rookie first-rounder could be out of action for the next 2-to-3 weeks. If Stewart is in fact ruled out for Week 3, his next chance to see the field is Week 4 against the Broncos on Monday, Sept. 29. Myles Murphy and Cameron Sample should see an uptick in snaps at defensive end behind starters Trey Hendrickson and Joseph Ossai for as long as Stewart is sidelined.

Stewart (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

The defensive end finished with two tackles (one solo) before exiting. Stewart played on 35 defensive snaps a week ago but did not record a stat. Myles Murphy and Cameron Sample are the next men up in the defensive end rotation for Cincinnati behind starters Trey Hendrickson and Joseph Ossai.

Stewart is earning praise from the Bengals' coaching staff with his play in training camp, while lining up at multiple positions on the defensive line, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Stewart has changed the narrative from first-round pick holdout and the object of scorn to one that's turning heads on a daily basis. "... whatever your opinion was of Shemar, that player is rare," defensive coordinator Al Golden said. "Coming out of the draft, somebody that can come off the edge, one play, play in the B gap, two plays later, play in the C gap, set the edge, do multiple things. It's just rare."

The Bengals agreed to terms with Stewart on a four-year, $18.97 million contract Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Stewart went 17th overall to Cincinnati back in April's draft, but he didn't participate in the offseason program and then didn't report to training camp when Bengals rookies were expected to do so this past Saturday due to a dispute over language in his contract. With the saga now over, the team remains without star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson at camp due to a holdout concerning his quest for a lucrative contract extension, meaning Stewart could be in line for top-line reps in the not too distant future.

Stewart remains unsigned due to a dispute over language in his contract but is not practicing with the Texas A&M Football team, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Plenty of second-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft have yet to sign, but Stewart is the lone first-rounder who remains unsigned. Rumors began to swirl earlier in the week that he might return to college after reports of him working out at College Station emerged. However, Conway reported that he was simply at the team's facility and not actually practicing with the team, while Adam Schefter of ESPN followed that up by reporting that Stewart will not be returning to the Texas A&M Football team. That provides some clarity that Stewart is focused on his pro career, but the sides are running out of time to reach a deal before rookies report to training camp Saturday.

Stewart remains unsigned and is not participating in Bengals offseason workouts due to a dispute over the language in his contract, Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The Bengals selected Stewart with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, but the two sides have yet to hammer out the details of his contract, and Stewart isn't taking part in practice or workouts with his new teammates. According to Conway, Stewart's agent is requesting that his client's contract language mirror the Bengals' past two first-round picks. For reference, No. 18 overall pick, Grey Zabel, signed his contract with the Seahawks last week, so Stewart is losing some important reps. This dispute shouldn't drag deep into the summer, and it would be a major shock if Stewart wasn't signed relatively soon. The Bengals are scheduled to kick off OTAs one week from Tuesday.

The Bengals selected Stewart in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 17th overall.

Stewart (6-foot-5, 267 pounds) is an extremely athletic lineman whose rare physical traits have yet to yield much production. The belief is that Stewart's collegiate production at Texas A&M was so badly muted because he played at a much heavier weight (around 290 pounds) and played with too many run-stopping responsibilities to show off his true potential as an edge rusher. At the lighter 267-pound weight, Stewart logged a 4.59-second 40-yard dash in addition to a 40-inch vertical and 131-inch broad jump -- all of which are easily blue-chip figures. If the Bengals move on from Trey Hendrickson, it would seem to set up Stewart to start as a rookie, but Stewart logged only 11 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in three years for the Aggies.