According to multiple reports, the Cincinnati Bengals are releasing linebacker [Germaine Pratt](https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2025/02/pittsburgh-steelers-rival-could-lose-star-linebacker.html). This had been something the [Pittsburgh Steelers’](https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/) rival had floated for months, but it is only happening now.
Pratt has been with the Bengals since they drafted him out of NC State in the 2019 NFL Draft. Still, after they fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, who Pratt was close to as the green dot and signal-caller of the defense, it was reported he wanted out in February.