HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have signed former Cincinnati Bengals inside linebacker Germaine Pratt to a one-year, $4.25 million deal, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
Cincinnati had launched Pratt on Tuesday after he spent all six of his NFL seasons with the group.
Pratt performed a key function within the Bengals successful back-to-back AFC North titles, in addition to making AFC championship sport appearances in 2021 and ’22. In 96 profession video games (88 begins), he totaled 616 tackles, 23 go breakups, seven pressured fumbles and 7 interceptions.
In 2024, Pratt recorded a career-best 143 tackles, two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries.
One of many longest-tenured gamers on the Bengals roster, the staff saved $5.9 million in cap area by releasing him.
For the Raiders, inside linebacker and cornerback have been two areas of concern, making the transfer to signal Pratt not stunning.
After shedding Robert Spillane and Divine Deablo in free company, the Raiders have spent the offseason making an attempt to transform their inside linebacker room. They beforehand signed veterans Devin White, Elandon Roberts and Jaylon Smith and in addition chosen former College of Minnesota linebacker Cody Lindenberg within the seventh spherical of April’s NFL draft.
Throughout organized staff exercise practices and necessary minicamp, Roberts and White have been the first-team linebackers. Las Vegas is hoping that White’s versatility and Tremendous Bowl expertise could possibly be helpful for the protection.
During the last two seasons, nevertheless, White hasn’t been the identical participant that was a Professional Bowler in 2021. After his remaining season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, White signed a one-year take care of the Philadelphia Eagles however was later launched after being inactive for the primary 4 video games of the 2024 marketing campaign. Finally, White was picked up by the Houston Texans and appeared in seven video games, totaling 19 tackles.
“[White’s] expertise is a optimistic,” Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham stated. “I might say that his flexibility for the place; he is performed everywhere in the discipline earlier than, he is been productive, each within the run [and] go sport, in numerous methods.”
As well as, the general depth at inside linebacker is questionable, opening the door for Pratt to solidify a beginning function in Las Vegas.
