Raiders Release LB Germaine Pratt After Four Games

The Las Vegas Raiders released linebacker Germaine Pratt after he did not travel with the team for Sunday’s 40-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts; coach Pete Carroll said the organization decided to “go in a different direction.” Pratt had signed a one-year deal in June worth about $4.2–$4.25 million after being released by the Cincinnati Bengals and appeared in four games for Las Vegas, totaling 25 tackles and two passes defensed. In coverage he allowed 74 yards and a 70.7 passer rating on 13 targets across 105 snaps, and the move opens roughly $1 million in cap space for the Raiders. Carroll said Malcolm Koonce, Jamal Adams and Charles Snowden will fill Pratt’s role. Pratt, a 2019 third-round pick out of NC State who spent six seasons in Cincinnati (96 games, 616 tackles, 23 pass breakups, seven forced fumbles and seven interceptions), posted on X that he has “fresh energy” and recorded a career-best 143 tackles in 2024.