Alexander has likely played his last game for Green Bay
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Green Bay Packers have had trade talks about their star cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander, who has dealt with various injuries that have limited him to less than a half-season played in three of the last four years, commands a $25.5 million cap hit for the 2025 season.
Just yesterday, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said the following about Alexander’s status going into next season:
“We’ll see,” said Gutekunst. “We’re working through that. He certainly could be. We gotta get him out there more. Not being able to be out there at his best has frustrated him and that has obviously frustrated our football team too.”
Gutekunst also joked that he wants to find more draft picks than the expected eight that the Packers will own once the NFL announces the compensatory selection that the team will be awarded for the loss of Yosh Nijman in free agency. Maybe that wasn’t a joke.
Alexander is talented. There’s no question about that. The last two times that he played more than a half-season, Alexander was named an All-Pro. That’s why Rapoport called Alexander “the most decorated CB available” this offseason on Wednesday.
On the other hand, Alexander’s inability to stay on the field has certainly put the Packers in a tough spot over the past few seasons. Moving on from Alexander would mean assuming $19.1 million in dead cap, giving Green Bay just $6.4 million in cap relief from moving on from the cornerback.
At the moment, the only veteran cornerbacks under contract for the Packers, assuming Alexander is out of the picture, are Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine. Green Bay will have to add at least three players at the position this offseason, either via free agency, the draft, or re-signing their own players.
The public announcement of a player being on the trade block usually means that a decision has already been made. If you’re a betting man, you can go ahead and assume that Alexander has played his last game in the green and gold.