Germaine Pratt

Pratt can be seen venting near the locker room about Ossai's penalty that enabled the Chiefs to kick the game-winning field goal.

[Kansas City](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/kansas-city-chiefs) in much better position to kick a field goal for the 23-20 victory. That drew a 15-yard penalty, enabling Kansas City’s Harrison Butker to nail a 45-yard field goal on the next play to send the Chiefs to the Super Bowl. (Watch the video below.)

Cameras caught the linebacker screaming in frustration while walking to the locker room after the AFC championship game.

I would say I was wrong. “You know what was at stake in that moment. “It’s a reaction that anybody has that’s a competitor,” he continued. “I was wrong. As a man you can look yourself in the mirror and say I was wrong. Cincinnati defensive end [Joseph Ossai](https://www.si.com/college/college-football/player/joseph-ossai)’s unnecessary roughness penalty for a late hit on Chiefs quarterback [Patrick Mahomes](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/patrick-mahomes) in the game’s final minute put Kansas City within field goal range, and kicker [Harrison Butker](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/harrison-butker) responded with the winning 45-yard kick.

Germaine Pratt was visibly upset at the end of the Bengals' heartbreaking 23-20 loss to the Chiefs in the 2023 AFC championship game.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt didn't hold back his thoughts on his teammates' horrible mistake that led to the Chiefs' game-winning field goal in the ...

He totaled 99 tackles in the regular season. He still has two years left on his rookie deal, but you never know what can happen in this business. This the motherf---er’s last year. [CHIEFS' TRAVIS KELCE TO THE CINCINNATI MAYOR: ‘KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH’](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-travis-kelce-cincinnati-mayor-know-your-role-and-shut-your-mouth) [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) "No, it’s not good.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt opened up about taking aim at Joseph Ossai after Cincinnati's narrow loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

And what type of man I am. But I know what type of teammate I am. Cameras captured Pratt yelling, ‘Why the (expletive) would you touch the quarterback?’ during an outburst in the tunnel.

In that video, Pratt was seen walking to the locker room screaming, asking why teammate Joseph Ossai would touch the quarterback on that now-infamous roughing- ...

But I know what type of teammate I am. And what type of man I am. Prior to this social media and access age, fans probably never hear one of these candid moments between players right after a loss.

Bengals' Germaine Pratt went off on Joseph Ossai after the latter made a mistake that led to a Chiefs game winning field goal on Sunday.

[“I gotta learn from experience,”](https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-cincy-defenders-back-emotional-joseph-ossai-after-brutal-game-ending-penalty-vs-chiefs) Joseph Ossai said after the crucial penalty. [Joseph Ossai made a brutal mistake](https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-joseph-ossai-late-hit-on-patrick-mahomes-sends-chiefs-to-super-bowl) at the end of the team’s 23-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night, pushing [Patrick Mahomes](https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-epic-gif-reaction-after-breaking-joe-burrow-bengals-curse) when he was already out of bounds and putting the Chiefs in field goal range to win the game in the final seconds. But I know what type of teammate I am.

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt is drawing criticism from a notable NFL peer after a video of him went viral following Sunday's loss.

Pratt probably has a point in that the outburst occurred in the heat of the moment (right after a devastating season-ending loss), so emotions were still very raw. But you have to feel bad for Ossai, who was having a great game (with five tackles, two QB hits, one tackle for loss, and one pass defended) and just made an awful mistake at an awful time. But I know what type of teammate I am. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker hit a game-winning field goal in the last seconds of the contest after Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai made a huge mistake with a roughing-the-passer penalty that cost his team 15 crucial yards ( Many thought it was a very bad look for him to throw a teammate under the bus so openly like that. And what type of man I am.

The emotions were raw on the part of the Cincinnati Bengals in the aftermath of losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

As the quarterback scampered to the sideline, Bengals defensive end [Joseph Ossai](/nfl/players/2962062/joseph-ossai/) was flagged for unnecessary roughness on Mahomes after shoving him toward the benches when he was already well out of bounds. I was in the moment. in reference to the penalty that set up the game-winner. getting the ball at midfield, the stage was set for them to move within field goal range and boot the game-winner. Not only did they fall just short of reaching another [Super Bowl](/nfl/superbowl/), but how it occurred seemed to frustrate some on the roster. After punting the ball back to the Chiefs with 30 seconds left in regulation, the score tied at 20, and K.C.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt credited his outburst directed at Joseph Ossai to his "raw" emotions in the heat of the moment after a late hit in ...

But I know what type of teammate I am. And what type of man I am." He continued, "Trust me no love lost, I’m hurt. "I have real feelings sometimes they are raw. This the motherf---er’s last year. "No, it’s not good.

Germaine Pratt was visibly upset at the end of the Bengals' heartbreaking 23-20 loss to the Chiefs in the 2023 AFC championship game.

"I was in the moment, I was wrong. We got a lot of crazy calls at the end." "So that’s not the only one." I was in the moment. I would say I was wrong. "I was emotional," he said.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt said Monday he was "wrong" for his reaction that went viral following the team's AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs ...

"And so it was awesome to see those guys support each other in a really tough, tough moment." This year, Pratt forced a fumble in the Week 13 game over Kansas City that was a turning point in the 27-24 win against the AFC West team. "It's a reaction that anybody has that's a competitor," Pratt said. "You know what was at stake in that moment. I would say I was wrong. "I was in the moment," Pratt said.

In the video, Germaine Pratt appeared to berate Joseph Ossai about the play as the two walked to the Bengals locker room after the AFC Championship.

I was in the moment. "I got to do better.” “I was emotional. But I know what type of teammate I am. And what type of man I am. Ossai was flagged for a personal foul after hitting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes after he had run out of bounds with 8 seconds left.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt apologized for his reaction to Joseph Ossai's personal foul at end of Sunday's AFC Championship Game loss to Chiefs, ...

Sunday was Pratt's final game played under his rookie contract, which expires at the start of the new league year. So I appreciate that about him." "Joseph is a guy who leaves his heart and soul on the field everything single day whether it's in practice or in games. The penalty added 15 yards to Mahomes' gain, shortening the distance required for Chiefs kicker [Harrison Butker](https://www.nfl.com/players/harrison-butker/) to convert a 45-yard, go-ahead field goal with eight seconds remaining. "I would say I was wrong. He'll approach free agency with a sour taste in his mouth after the loss to the Chiefs. " "I was emotional. Back to work." When I go home to my fiancee, who loves me. When I go home to my kids, they love me. I was in the moment," Pratt explained Monday.

Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons called out Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt after his postgame outburst towards Joseph Ossai went viral following ...

There’s a bunch of guys in that room that I’m very thankful for." [BENGALS' GERMAINE PRATT EXPLAINS OUTBURST OVER JOSEPH OSSAI'S LATE HIT: 'I KNOW WHAT TYPE OF TEAMMATE I AM'](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bengals-germaine-pratt-explains-outburst-joseph-ossais-late-hit-know-type-teammate) He had a great year. I had a chance to win a game and I missed a sack. "Trust me no love lost, I’m hurt. [Parsons’ shared his take](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cowboys-micah-parsons-denies-speculation-brandon-beane-tweet-was-jab-dak-prescott) on the interaction.

Pratt's outburst was out of line with the otherwise united Bengals front in support of Ossai on Sunday.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt called out teammate Joseph Ossai as he walked to the locker room after a frustrating, last-second loss.

Pratt was caught on video [voicing his displeasure](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/29/benglas-linebacker-jermaine-pratt-why-the-f-k-would-you-touch-the-quarterback/) at Ossai’s unnecessary roughness penalty on [Patrick Mahomes](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8824/patrick-mahomes) that moved the Chiefs into field goal range with eight seconds left. [Harrison Butker](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8744/harrison-butker)‘s 45-yard, [game-winning field goal](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/30/after-rough-regular-season-harrison-butker-delivers-when-it-matters-most/) with three seconds left. I was in the moment. [had Ossai’s back](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/30/bj-hill-on-joseph-ossai-one-play-doesnt-define-who-you-are/) in postgame interviews, with defensive tackle [BJ Hill](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/10435/bj-hill) standing beside his teammate. [I was wrong](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2023/01/30/bengals-players-discuss-nfl-offseason-jessie-bates-germaine-pratt-rookies/69855747007/). I was emotional.

I wasn't a great teammate in that moment,” Cincinnati's Germaine Pratt said, a day after he vented over Ossai's costly late-game gaffe vs. the Chiefs.

[a shove](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1619893754931957760) after the latter [ran out of bounds](https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1619893747881488387) with eight seconds left. [words and gestures of comfort](https://twitter.com/bestcelly/status/1620181524426690561) while he was on the bench, and immediately afterward Bengals defensive tackle B.J. Replying that he wanted to be “back here,” he said: “The brotherhood we built around here is unmatched. “Why the [expletive] did you touch the quarterback?” Pratt was filmed yelling in [a clip](https://twitter.com/KatieKapustaTV/status/1619896332080283649) that soon went viral. We lift each other up.” When the going gets tough, we don’t start pointing fingers. Hill [stood alongside](https://twitter.com/michaelniziolek/status/1619917659117846528) the young linebacker in the locker room as Ossai — still teary-eyed and raw with emotion — spoke to the media. With Pratt, a 2019 third-round pick out of North Carolina State, at the end of his rookie contract and facing an uncertain future in free agency, he was asked if he was looking to return to Cincinnati. They don’t know how much effort guys put in the game. I was wrong. “I was emotional. The penalty for unnecessary roughness issued to Ossai moved Kansas City from the Bengals’ 42-yard line to their 27, making for a much more manageable field goal attempt.

Linebacker Germaine Pratt told reporters that he was "wrong" for screaming at teammate Joseph Ossai for the role his penalty played in the Cincinnati ...

I would say I was wrong. He also said it was "awesome" to see several Bengals players support Ossai. Pratt was then caught on camera as he walked into the tunnel. That doesn't define me as a man." Ossai, who remained emotional in the locker room, took questions from reporters in the minutes after the game. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a game-winning 45-yard field goal on the next snap.

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt said he was in the wrong for his outburst over the penalty on Cincinnati defensive end Joseph Ossai in Sunday's AFC ...

I would say I was wrong. I want to be back here.” “I was wrong. The 22-year-old Texas product was also “It’s the motherf–kin’ last series,” Pratt can be heard yelling in the now-viral footage. On Monday, Pratt first responded on social media, blaming others for the backlash over his “raw” reaction.