Germaine Pratt couldn’t maintain his frustration again.
The Bengals linebacker was seen on video screaming in anger over the penalty on Joseph Ossai for hitting Patrick Mahomes out of bounds, which arrange the Chiefs’ game-winning subject aim within the AFC Championship recreation on Sunday.
“It’s the motherf–kin’ final sequence,” Pratt screamed out. “What the f–ok. Why the f–ok did you contact the quarterback?”
The penalty with 8 seconds left moved the ball from the Bengals’ 43-yard line to the 28. Harrison Butker calmly banged dwelling the 45-yard subject aim to provide the Chiefs a 23-20 win – and ship them to Tremendous Bowl 2023.
Ossai, 22, had performed a powerful recreation previous to the penalty, steadily pressuring a hobbled Mahomes. CBS cameras confirmed Ossai on the bench afterwards together with his head in his palms, clearly demoralized by the game-deciding penalty. He additionally appeared to harm his knee on the play as he was attended to by medical employees.
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“Yep ppl will put up something on social media for likes and views,” Pratt, 26, wrote on Instagram in response to a posting of the video. “I’ve actual emotions generally they’re uncooked. In case you love one thing as I do generally issues can be stated within the warmth of the second. However I do know what kind off [sic] teammate I’m. And what kind of man I’m. Belief me no love misplaced. I’m damage. Keep in mind some ppl with hate you, charge you and shake you and attempt to break you however I’ll stand tall like at all times.”
Different Bengals teammates, together with ex-Big B.J. Hill, stood subsequent to Ossai within the locker room as a present of assist.
“These guys imply so much to me and to know that they’ve my again is extraordinarily … it’s giving me peace proper now,” an emotional Ossai informed reporters.
“It was nice to have the assist of my teammates. I’ve received to study from expertise and I’ve received to know to not get near that quarterback when he’s near that sideline. I’ve received to do higher.”
Ossai was a third-round pick of Texas within the 2021 NFL Draft.