"I have never, in 17 years, seen my son voluntarily try or even want to interact with a dog," said his mom, who shared the profound moment online.

"The pigeon toe stance is hecking ADORABLE, omg," one person wrote. "Not a single lie was said during that chew out," another added, while many others couldn't help but compliment this sassy gal's ...

Pratt earned a starting role with the Bengals as a rookie in 2019 and never gave it up. He has started 77 regular season games plus seven postseason contests for the Bengals over the past five years.