The Green Bay Packers locked down one of the best cornerbacks in the league through the 2026 season when they signed Jaire Alexander to a four-year, $84 million contract. Alexander, when healthy, still performs as one of the best in the entire league. His attitude and physicality is expected to flourish with Jeff Hafley at defensive coordinator.
However, reports have been circulating recently about Alexander’s future with the team.
Green Bay Packers’ Cornerback Jaire Alexander Gets Tough News In One Report
Sayre Bedinger of FanSided highlighted multiple current Packers who won’t be in town after the 2024 season. Jaire Alexander made the list:
I’m not saying the Green Bay Packers are going to completely gut their roster after this coming season, but I do believe that Jaire Alexander is one option for a surprise cut or trade after the 2024 season, depending on how things go.
Over the last three seasons, Alexander has missed quite a bit of time due to injury, and he was suspended for a game by the team itself last year. Is he falling out of favor with Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur? When Alexander is healthy and right, he’s one of the better cornerbacks in the league.
Still, you can’t help but feel like something is off between Alexander and the Packers, and we’ll need to see a strong year in 2024 to believe he’s a lock to stick around in 2025.
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— Jay (@Gambling400) May 25, 2024
It Is Likely Far Too Early To Tell What The Packers Will Do In Their Secondary
New defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is expected to bring a new level of physicality to this defense that we haven’t seen in recent memory. Too often we watched the Packers’ defense play safe, which allowed opposing offenses to drive right down the field in crucial moments. Not under Hafley.
While Bedinger makes a point that Alexander has missed time over the last few seasons, is has been made clear by both sides (Alexander and the front office) that there is mutual interest in keeping the star cornerback in the Green and Gold.
Getting to see what this defense (and secondary) looks like under Hafley for one full season will give us a much better idea of what the defense will look like years down the road (personnel wise).
When speaking with reporters after practice this past week, new Safety Xavier McKinney was asked about which of his teammates in the secondary stood out to him. He responded:
“All of them. I like to say this is the best group that I’ve been a part of since I been in the league. And that’s from me to whoever the last person is. I think everybody has done a great job. The talent level in our room is out of this roof. It is going to be fun to play with these guys because everyone is smart.
“We all work off of each other and we’re able to build off each other and compete with each other and make each other better.”
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