There’s a reason Germaine Pratt wears a sleeveless hooded sweatshirt all the time, even under his shoulder pads during practice.
It’s not an homage to legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick and the junior linebacker from High Point is not a particularly huge fan of the video game “Assassin’s Creed.” Instead, Pratt wears a hoodie — he has two actually, he rotates between a red and a gray one — for a more practical reason.
“It makes me focus more,” Pratt said. “When I was injured, I was by myself. I’m not saying that I didn’t have help, but when I have my hoodie on it makes me remember what I went through.