Pratt was set to enter the final season of his three-year contract in 2025. He inked the deal, worth more than $20 million, in 2023. In releasing Pratt, the Bengals will incur $2.3 million in dead money against the salary cap. He was set to earn a $5.25 million salary for the 2025 season.

The Cincinnati Bengals, along with several other teams this offseason, are making roster adjustments ahead of mandatory minicamps.

On its own, the Cincinnati Bengals cutting Germaine Pratt would be a perfectly fine, normal football move accepted by most fans. Instead, the Bengals dragged the process out and turned plenty of people against them along the way.