Reports: LB Germaine Pratt signs 1-year deal with Raiders
June 11 - Free agent linebacker Germaine Pratt reportedly reached a one-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.
Pratt agreed to a contract with $4.25 million plus $500,000 in playing time incentives, according to the NFL Network.
Pratt, 29, was released by the Bengals earlier this week.
Pratt spent six seasons with the Bengals and had a career-best 143 tackles in 17 games last season. He made 261 stops over the last two seasons.
He also had two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 2024.
Pratt has 616 tackles, seven interceptions, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 23 passes defensed and 3.5 sacks in 96 career games (88 starts) for the Bengals, who selected him in the third round of the 2019 draft out of North Carolina State.
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