There’s no questioning that Las Vegas needed to make a change. But it's the move the Raiders made that raised some eyebrows.

Roughly one month into the season, the Bengals got a little reassurance on the validity of that move with the news going out that the Las Vegas Raiders have already released Pratt. Raiders head coach Pete Carroll and the team announced the move after Pratt didn’t travel with the team last week despite being healthy.

The Las Vegas Raiders have moved on from one of their defensive starters after he spent just four games with the team, and no one seems to know why.

The Raiders signed punter Brad Robbins to the practice squad and released LB Germaine Pratt, the team announced Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Raiders didn't have starting linebacker Germaine Pratt in Week 5, and Pete Carroll didn't offer much clarity.

Last week the Raiders had a full linebacker corps. This week they will be down two when they make the trip to Indianapolis to face the Colts. Friday the Raiders placed LB Brennan Jackson on injured reserve with a foot injury, having him out at least four weeks. They will also be without starting linebacker Germaine Pratt for non-injury reasons.