Rookie linebacker Germaine Pratt has had some ups and downs this season. Early on, the Bengals begrudgingly put him on the field in short spurts. He’d take a series here, or three plays there, but when he made a rookie mistake he would quickly be riding the pine.
While this was not Pratt’s first start, the Bengals releasing veteran linebacker Preston Brown solidifies Pratt’s starting role. Now he is getting more reps to develop and evaluate as a potential answer to the linebacker problem.
Let’s take a look at how he did against the Oakland Raiders.