C INCINNATI -- 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 holds at least one interview every year, and that came Monday during the team's local media day.

Cincinnati is deep in contract talks with its star edge rusher and top draft pick. Here's what the team's de facto GM and owner said today.

Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart didn't report with the rest of the rookies for the start of training camp on Saturday, but a team executive doesn't think the contract standoff is solely his fault.