After a lengthy contract saga that stretched through the offseason and into training camp, Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart is finally a full participant on the practice field. The first-round edge rusher signed his rookie deal Friday after missing the team's first three practices and months of on-field work.

CINCINNATI — Hamilton, Ohio, native and Steelers rookie running back Kaleb Johnson has the Bengals game in Week 7 this season circled on his calendar. He told Kay Adams that Cincinnati is the team he wants to beat most on a recent episode of Up & Adams.

Several NFL players signed lucrative contract extensions in the offseason, but not all of them will carry their good fortune to fantasy football. Here are five who will.

Burks enters his eighth season in the NFL and first with the Bengals after being drafted 88th overall in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent five years at Vanderbilt, playing in four of them and appearing in 45 games.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91), left, and Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) celebrate a sack in the second quarter during a Week 16 NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Mike Hilton, the Cincinnati Bengals' starting nickel cornerback, has finally found his new home after a lengthy free agency.

Bengals 2025 Roster Breakdown: Jaylen Key is the drafted player you didn't know about in Cincinnati's secondary originally appeared on A to Z Sports.

Bengals kicker Evan McPherson fell into a trap chasing perfection. But he's climbed out of the pit with confidence that 2025 will mark a return to the real him.