Heyward signed with the Bengals in 2023 as a college free agent out of Duke, and he played in all three preseason games that year with eight tackles. In 2024, Heyward played in six games with six ...

He also compiled four tackles for a loss and four quarterback hits from the second level of the defense. Pratt’s release from Cincinnati came after the 29-year-old requested a trade this offseason.

Knight has big shoes to fill, as Pratt was the Bengals' leading tackler last season with 143. He'll still have to earn his stripes this summer at training camp, but so far the rook has made a nice ...

Pratt, a 29-year-old linebacker, led the Bengals in tackles last season with 143. That was the 10th-best in the NFL. In February, Pratt requested to be traded, Ian Rapoport reported at the time.