MAY 2: Head coach Matt LaFleur said on Friday (via ESPN’s Rob Demovsky) Alexander took part in virtual meetings last week but added he has been absent for voluntary workouts in recent days. The first point at which Alexander’s attendance will be required is mandatory minicamp in June, by which point his future may be clear.
MAY 1: Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander has been the subject of trade speculation throughout the offseason after playing just 34 games over the last four seasons due to injury.
The 28-year-old is due $37MM over the next two years, per OverTheCap, which may be too much money for another team to take on in a trade. In order to facilitate a deal, the Packers may have to eat some of his $16.15MM 2025 salary, or Alexander would have to accept a revised contract, which would likely include a pay cut.
While Green Bay could afford to take on some of Alexander’s salary, they may not want to pay part of his salary for him to play for a different team. Alexander, meanwhile, would prefer to be released to he can choose his next destination, and he may deny an attempt to renegotiate his deal to help complete a trade, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
“I would think, at this point, the most likely scenario is that he’s back [in Green Bay] on a reduced contract that has incentives,” added Breer. Those incentives would almost certainly be centered around Alexander’s playing time given his injury history.
The Packers have grown accustomed to playing without Alexander and signed Nate Hobbs to a four-year, $48MM contract this offseason to give themselves more options in the secondary. If Alexander stays in Green Bay, he’ll start on the outside opposite Keisean Nixon with Hobbs in the slot. If not, Hobbs will likely pair with Nixon on the outside with safety Javon Bullard at nickel, according to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman.
The 2024 second-rounder began his rookie year primarily playing free safety, but increasingly dropped into the slot as the year went on, especially after Alexander went down. If Alexander stays, Bullard might be relegated to the bench to give the Packers depth and injury insurance for multiple positions.
What the hell does he know. Purely speculation!
With regard to the Alexander situation:
Refer to the next post just below:
“Seahawks Looking into CB Addition”
One phone call between Green Bay and Seattle =
Two issues resolved !!
That’s a big no.
I would prefer whatever gets him off my team. I’m over it.
That’s a picture of Javon Bullard
What Alexander wants doesn’t matter. He needs to understand that the Packers won’t release him unlesss there is no other option. They don’t want him on a division rival and spitefully actually playing.
Well yeah, the Packers can strong arm him by forcing him to play on his 16M+ salary. Got some real leverage there.
No. They can cut him in the day before the season starts if they want to and he won’t see a dime. He won’t get anywhere near the salary he would want from a new contract at this point, and that will only go down the closer we get to the season. The Packers have enough CBs to make it work this year. Obviously, they’d be better with him than without, but he has played literally half the games since signing his market setting deal in 2021. Not good enough.
Alexander either needs to play ball with the Packers financially, or be prepared to take a 1 year deal elsewhere for 5-7m to try and rehab his value.
This is the type of logic that gets GMs fired. Both Ja and the Packers know that his only chance at another big contract are if he plays.
He’s still been good when he’s played. The Packers have tons of cap space. If it doesn’t work out, cut him next year and clear $17m from the cap.
LOL, if they cut him the day before the season begins he will be starting for the Vikings week 2. They couldn’t stop “good” QBs like Darnold and Goff last year with those corners.
If he pulls a hammy during training camp then your plan also falls apart.
They could also put him on the conduct detrimental to the team if it came to it. He certainly has been a locker room cancer brought to warrant it
Nobody is trading for that contract and injury history.
Probably not. Which is why it makes the most sense for both parties to cut the guaranteed money in half, per game roster bonuses, and rip up the last years of his deal so he is a free agent after this year. Jaire maximizes his career earnings as quickly as possible and Green Bay gets either a good CB or out from a bad contract.