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REPORT: Cincinnati Bengals Release Veteran LB Germaine Pratt

June 9, 2025

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt (57) walks off of the field after being defeated in an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

This move certainly won’t help the Cincinnati Bengals defense.

On Monday, the Bengals released veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network confirmed.

The move saves Cincinnati $5.6 million in cap space after they added Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrett Carter to the linebacker room in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The #Bengals are releasing veteran LB Germaine Pratt today, per sources.

Pratt ranked in the top 10 in the NFL last season in tackles and was a team captain. Now, he hits the open market. pic.twitter.com/6OabVd3Dv8
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 9, 2025

The move comes just one day before Bengals minicamp.

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Pratt most famously sealed the Bengals’ first playoff win this century with an interception of Derek Carr in the 2021 AFC Wild Card round. He started 88 games over six seasons, with 616 tackles, seven interceptions, and seven forced fumbles.