Let’s hope the Bengals put it to good use.
The Cincinnati Bengals waived veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt on Monday, a move that had been months in the making.
With Pratt officially on the way out, the team is saving $5,850,000 and leaving $2,333,334 in dead cap space, per Over The Cap.
Pratt requested a trade not long after the Bengals parted ways with former defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, who has since been hired for the same role by the Colts. When the Bengals selected linebackers Demetrius Knight in the second and Barrett Carter in the fourth in April, it officially slammed the door shut on any possible reconciliation.
Hopefully, the front office can use that $5.6 million to help get Trey Hendrickson back on the field or invest it in the defensive in some other way, because the side of the ball that held Joe Burrow and the offense back in 2024 hasn’t really gotten any better.
Maybe this was the straw needed to push the defense in the right direction? We can only hope.