So ended one of the odder holdouts of the rookie wage scale era. The Bengals got what they wanted in terms of new language when it comes to voiding guarantees. Stewart got a paltry $500,000 of his signing bonus bumped up by a few months.

The Cincinnati Bengals finally came to terms with first-round pick Shemar Stewart on Friday after the two sides had locked in a lengthy showdown over the guaranteed language in the deal.