Bengals select Germaine Pratt with the 72nd overall pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesHopefully this pick cleans your palate after the Bengals drafted Drew Sample 52nd overall. The Bengals finally addressed their glaring need at linebacker by selecting Germaine Pratt out of NC State.

It was no secret that the Bengals had to address this position. The team parted ways with Vontaze Burfict this offseason, and even before that, the position failed to play up to NFL standards the past few seasons.

One place where the Bengals’ linebackers really struggled was in pass coverage. This is an area where Pratt should help right away. He was a former safety who was converted to linebacker. The Bengals haven’t had an athletic coverage linebacker like…