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Prater

Prater is small (5'10/190) with short arms and essentially zero experience as anything other than an off-zone corner coming from Kirk Ferentz’s defense. He was a 35-game starter with seven career interceptions and runs pretty well (4.49-4.53), and could be ticketed for a slot corner role down the line. Prater figures to focus on special teams as a rookie in Cincinnati.

For a small corner (5'10/185), Prater held his own in run support as a sure tackler at Iowa. He rarely played man coverage, however. The Bengals drafted him with his outside gunner experience in mind for help on special teams.

Prater was buried on the Bengals’ depth chart, and likely ticketed for the practice squad. Drafted in the fifth round for his special teams, Prater will battle for a roster spot in 2013.

Prater’s rookie year was ended before it started as he landed on injured reserve in early-August thanks to patella tendinitis. The fifth-round pick out of Iowa will be battling for a reserve spot behind starters Leon Hall and Dre Kirkpatrick.

A 2012 fifth-round pick out of Iowa, Prater spend his first season on injured reserve with a knee injury. He’ll compete for a special teams role with the Eagles. Prater is not a realistic candidate for defensive playing time.

The Colts needed to make room for backup quarterback Josh Johnson. Prater’s tenure with Indianapolis lasted all of three days.

CB Eric Patterson has been waived in a corresponding roster move. Prater will help out on special teams and the back end of the Colts’ secondary.

CB Shaun Prater was claimed off waivers from the Eagles in a corresponding roster move. On the roster for just four days, Lacey didn’t appear in Monday night’s dispiriting loss.