CINCINNATI — Bengals first round pick Shemar Stewart is unsigned and is holding out of training camp. The 17th overall pick is the only first rounder that hasn't signed his rookie contract. Stewart, who remains in Texas and is training at his alma mater, reached out to a teammate before the Bengals' first training camp practice on Wednesday.

The Bengals announced in March that they signed Lucas Patrick as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year deal.

“Simmons says wider receiver Charlie Jones (their top punt returner) and Jermaine Burton are going to see time as a kick-return tandem. In the second year of the new kickoff rule, Simmons is looking for sure handers. He anticipates opposing kickers to spray the ball more to force returns and take fewer touchbacks.”

Stewart agreed to sign the four-year, $18.97 million deal after Cincinnati changed the language a controversial clause.

CINCINNATI – Just two days in, the dog days of training camp have arrived for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein are hitting camps across the country these next few weeks. Read about your team and the rest of their work right here.

It isn’t all bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals as the team reports to training camp. While contract extension drama makes the big splashes, the Bengals at least got some good news on the injury front as players got in the building, too.

CINCINNATI — Bengals star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson didn't report for training camp on Tuesday and was officially placed on the NFL's Reserve/Did Not Report list. The 30-year-old wants a new contract and is hoping that his absence is felt and leads to a contract extension in the near future.