The Los Angeles Rams have made a lot of moves this offseason, but they could still add some key defensive pieces in trades ahead of the 2025 regular season.
While a potential deal for Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey is the obvious one everyone is talking about, there is another player at another position the Rams could target: Inside linebacker.
L.A.’s group of Troy Reeder, Omar Speights, Nate Landman and fifth-round rookie Chris Paul might be enough, but Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox writes that the Rams could also be a landing spot for Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt in a trade.
“Pratt should interest just about any team in need of a quality off-ball linebacker,” Knox wrote. “The Bengals defensive tallied 143 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 2024, and he has played at least 15 games in all six of his NFL campaigns.
“The Los Angeles Rams may also want to kick the tires on Pratt. They entered the offseason needing to upgrade their defensive back seven, but they didn’t draft an off-ball linebacker before taking Mississippi’s Chris Paul Jr. in the fifth round.”
Pratt, who requested a trade in March, would be an instant upgrade for all four of the Rams’ current linebackers. Not only is he a tackling machine, but Pratt also has seven interceptions over the past five seasons.
The issue, of course, is money. Pratt, who will be 29 at the end of May, is in the final year of his contract and will likely want a new deal (hence the trade request). His market value is about $9 million per year, according to Spotrac, at a position the Rams have notoriously devalued over the years.
It’s unclear what the cost to acquire Pratt would be, too. Coincidentally, the last major inside linebacker trade was made by the Rams when they sent Ernest Jones to the Seattle Seahawks for a fourth-round pick in 2024, who then signed a three-year, $28.5 million deal in 2025. That alone should be indication enough the Rams likely won’t entertain adding Pratt.
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