{"id":34893,"date":"2025-10-07T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=34893"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:59:46","slug":"raiders-cut-veteran-lb-germaine-pratt-after-rough-start-to-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/raiders-cut-veteran-lb-germaine-pratt-after-rough-start-to-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders cut veteran LB Germaine Pratt after rough start to season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Las Vegas Raiders released veteran linebacker \u00a0<a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" title=\"Germaine Pratt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/germaine-pratt\/\">Germaine<\/a>\u00a0Pratt on Monday after just four games with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Pete Carroll said the decision was straightforward:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just thought it was time to go in a different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, 29, signed with the Raiders in June shortly after being released by the Cincinnati Bengals, where he\u2019d played more than 100 NFL games. 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