“Whatever the Bengals are doing with a first-round draft pick in an era where the rookie wage scale exists is unprofessional. Cincinnati and Shemar Stewart are at odds over interpretation of language in the contract that could affect Stewart's guaranteed money in his rookie deal, causing the first-round pick to hold out from minicamp.”

Burton has all the tools necessary to become a lethal deep threat in the NFL.

The team essentially wants to add a default clause, according to former NFL team executive Andrew Brandt.