A technique or one other, it seems that two-time All-Professional cornerback Jaire Alexander and the Inexperienced Bay Packers are headed for a break up.
Common supervisor Brian Gutekunst was noncommittal about Alexander’s future when he spoke to reporters Tuesday on the NFL scouting mix in Indianapolis, however sources confirmed Wednesday that the staff is keen to hearken to commerce affords.
NFL Community reported the Packers have already got had commerce conversations about Alexander.
“We have by no means actually allowed brokers to exit and discuss to groups,” Gutekunst instructed reporters on the mix. “I feel that is form of [one of the] ones that in all probability occurs anyway. And Jaire’s obtained an ideal agent. If we ever went down that route, I feel it could be very straightforward to work with him and his staff. I do not actually count on that, however we have by no means actually carried out that.
“I feel it is one thing that if we have been going to commerce a participant, we’d try this and it could be the dialog between me and the opposite staff.”
Alexander, 28, has performed in solely seven video games every of the previous two seasons due to varied accidents and a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the staff. He underwent knee surgical procedure to restore a PCL harm late within the season and wouldn’t have been capable of return even when the Packers had made the Tremendous Bowl, Gutekunst mentioned.
He’s anticipated to make a full restoration and be able to play this coming season.
The 2018 first-round decide has two years remaining on a four-year, $84 million contract that, on the time, made him the highest-paid cornerback within the NFL. Nonetheless, that deal comprises no extra assured cash. Any staff that traded for him might additionally renegotiate the phrases that presently name for him to be paid $17.5 million in 2025 and $19.5 million in 2026.
The Packers would decide up $6.8 million in wage cap house in the event that they traded him early this offseason. They might decide up extra cap house in the event that they launched him with a post-June 1 designation.
There have been sturdy indications since late final season that Alexander’s time in Inexperienced Bay may very well be over. A number of staff sources have privately expressed their frustration with Alexander’s incapacity to remain wholesome and/or play via accidents.
Alexander declined to talk with reporters on the final day of media availability on the finish of the season, saying he had “nothing good to say” and that he didn’t know if he can be again with the staff in 2025.
“We’ll see; we’re working via that,” Gutekunst mentioned Tuesday when requested if Alexander can be on the staff this coming season. “He definitely may very well be, however I feel we’ll work via that as we go. We have to get him on the market now. I feel clearly we have talked about there’s been a variety of frustration on his half. He needs to be on the market badly, and never with the ability to be on the market at his finest has annoyed him, and that has annoyed our soccer staff, too, as a result of we’re higher with him. However we’ll see.”
