Stewart left Cincinnati's minicamp in June over a dispute with a new clause about conduct, and he has yet to sign a contract with the team.

CINCINNATI -- In less than three weeks, Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown will be turning 90 years old, but don't let his age fool you. Brown still has his hands firmly on the pulse of the organization. Although he rarely speaks to media, he always does at least one interview every year, and that came Monday during the team's local media day.

While the Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones showed his whole [expletive] over not wanting to pay his high-profile employees money that they've earned, the Cincinnati Bengals' Mike Brown was busy discussing two pertinent contract situations hanging over the ostensible Super Bowl contender like a wrinkled dress shirt with an iron mark conspicuously burned into one of the sleeves.

Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown says that money isn't what's holding up contract talks with Shemar Stewart.

First-round pick Shemar Stewart has quickly become a source of frustration for the Cincinnati Bengals, as the rookie has yet to agree to contract terms. What is typically a routine