Not much has gone right for the Las Vegas Raiders to begin Pete Carroll's tenure as head coach . Now, one of their seemingly big pickups from free agency is no longer with the team.

The Raiders have released Pratt. via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Ultimately, Carroll simply decided to switch things up , via team reporter Paul Gutierrez.

“We just thought it was time to go in a different direction,” Carroll said.

Pratt didn't travel with the team for their 40-6 drubbing at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. That was likely the biggest sign that a divorce was coming. Pratt ended up playing in four games with the Raiders, making 25 tackles and two pass break ups. Article Continues Below

The year prior, as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Pratt arguably had the

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