In unprecedented fashion, the Cincinnati Bengals' first-round pick could refuse to sign his rookie contract and demand a trade. Here is how that possibility could transpire.

With the Bengals and first-round defensive end Shemar Stewart dug in over a misguided effort by the team to change an obscure potion of the team's boilerplate contract language without offering a corresponding concession,

Cincinnati and the Texas A&M defensive end haven't been able to agree on a rookie contract -- and there's a chance the ongoing dispute could eventually lead to Stewart re-entering the draft next year.