Zac Taylor on Shemar Stewart Being Inactive: He's Making Progress, but We Have a Deep Group

Bengals HC Sends Message to Struggling 1st-Round Pick

The Cincinnati Bengals decided to make former 17th overall pick Shemar Stewart inactive in their Week 7 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Despite the benching, head coach Zac Taylor made it clear that it was a numbers decision and that the team still supports Stewart. “He is doing all the right things,” said Taylor in […]

Zac Taylor on Shemar Stewart being inactive: He's making progress, but we have a deep group

The decision to make defensive end Shemar Stewart a healthy scratch on Sunday was the subject of a question for Bengals head coach Zac Taylor at a Monday press conference.

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Bengals Bengals HC Zac Taylor said DE Shemar Stewart is making progress, adding that the defensive line group is deep enough to hold strong without the young pass rusher. “It’s a really deep D-line group, and it’s really tough to choose who’s gonna be inactive there,” Taylor said, via ProFootballTalk. “Keep encouraging him because he’s doing everything the right way and he’s really making the progress we’re hoping to see. I don’t want to do that…