CINCINNATI -- A longtime Cincinnati Bengals starting defender is looking for a new team for the upcoming season.
Cincinnati will release linebacker Germaine Pratt on Monday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pratt has been a starter in each of the past six seasons and was an instrumental part of the team's back-to-back AFC North titles and AFC championship appearances in 2021 and 2022.
NFL Network first reported news of Pratt's release.
Pratt, 29, was set to enter the final year of a three-year contract extension he signed in 2023. With the release, the Bengals will gain $5.