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Rob Demovsky
GREEN BAY, Wis. — There’s nonetheless an opportunity that cornerback Jaire Alexander will play for the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 2025.
What as soon as gave the impression to be a sure breakup now could possibly be headed towards a reconciliation. A supply instructed ESPN on Tuesday that every one choices are nonetheless on the desk: a launch, commerce or return. Each Alexander and the Packers had expressed frustration over the two-time All-Professional’s previous two seasons, throughout which he missed video games due to accidents and a suspension.
On the conclusion of final weekend’s draft, which noticed the Packers wait till the seventh spherical to take a cornerback (Tulane’s Micah Robinson), Packers basic supervisor Brian Gutekunst remained noncommittal about Alexander’s future.
“We’ll work by way of that as we go,” Gutekunst stated. “However no updates there, and he’s on our roster proper now and that is how we’ll proceed. However we’ll determine that as we go alongside.”
However Gutekunst, who earlier this offseason stated he hoped to get one thing in return for Alexander if he wasn’t going to be on the staff this season, wouldn’t go as far as to say that Alexander would play for the Packers this season.
“No, I am simply saying nothing’s modified,” Gutekunst stated. “No updates. We’ll proceed as we go for proper now, and we’ll see the way it goes.”
In 2024, for the second straight season, Alexander appeared in seven of 17 regular-season video games. He didn’t play after Nov. 17 — regardless of working towards on a semi-regular foundation — however didn’t go on injured reserve till the ultimate week of the season. He underwent knee surgical procedure on what he stated was a torn PCL. Nonetheless, he completed second on the staff in move breakups (seven) and tied for second in interceptions (two).
The Packers started their offseason program final week however did so just about due to all of the congestion round Lambeau Area, which was the positioning for the draft. Coach Matt LaFleur stated Alexander participated within the digital classes final week, but it surely was unclear whether or not Alexander reported to Inexperienced Bay on Monday when voluntary in-person work started. Alexander has a $700,000 exercise bonus if he participates within the requisite variety of offseason exercises.
The 2018 first-round choose has two years remaining on the four-year, $84 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid cornerback within the NFL on the time. The Packers would achieve practically $6.8 million in wage cap house for 2025 in the event that they launch him (or greater than $17 million in the event that they designate him a post-June 1 minimize).
The Packers added to their protection on Tuesday once they signed veteran linebacker Isaiah Simmons. The previous first-round choose (No. 8 total in 2020 with the Cardinals) spent the final two seasons with the Giants, who acquired him in a commerce for a seventh-round choose.
The Packers didn’t draft any linebackers however return Quay Walker, Isaiah McDuffie and Edgerrin Cooper who’re anticipated to be the principle starters.
