One of the biggest questions for the Cincinnati Bengals going into the 2023 NFL season is how the defense will recover after losing several big-name players. We will see many new faces playing huge snap counts who have rarely (if ever) seen the field for the Bengals.
One player who can help make sure there is as little drop-off as possible is a linebacker everyone expected to be a free-agency casualty due to the business side. Germaine Pratt — aka Playoff P — has been rock solid during Cincinnati’s recent string of successful seasons, and his presence in the middle of this defense can not be overstated.