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Raiders Release Linebacker Germaine Pratt After Four Games

Coach Pete Carroll said the team chose "a different direction" following Pratt's healthy inactive in Week 5.

Overview

  • Pratt did not travel to Indianapolis and was listed out with no injury designation for the Raiders’ 40-6 loss to the Colts.
  • The 29-year-old started Weeks 1–4, playing about 88% of defensive snaps with 25 tackles and two pass breakups, allowing 74 yards and a 70.7 passer rating on 13 targets in coverage per ESPN.
  • He signed a one-year deal in June after his Bengals release; cutting him leaves roughly $3.75 million in dead money and creates just over $1 million in cap space.
  • Las Vegas updated its depth chart with Jamal Adams moving into the outside linebacker spot, while Malcolm Koonce and Charles Snowden are in line for situational snaps.
  • Pratt is a free agent after posting a cryptic social-media message, and outlets have floated that linebacker-needy teams such as the Colts could check in.