A method or one other, it seems that two-time All-Professional cornerback Jaire Alexander and the Inexperienced Bay Packers are headed for a break up.
Basic 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 crew is prepared to take heed to commerce affords.
NFL Community reported the Packers have already got had commerce conversations about Alexander.
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“We have by no means actually allowed brokers to exit and discuss to groups,” Gutekunst informed reporters on the mix. “I believe that is type of [one of the] ones that most likely occurs anyway. And Jaire’s acquired an amazing agent. If we ever went down that route, I believe it might be very simple to work with him and his crew. I do not actually count on that, however we have by no means actually finished that.
“I believe it is one thing that if we have been going to commerce a participant, we’d try this and it might be the dialog between me and the opposite crew.”
Alexander, 28, has performed in solely seven video games every of the previous two seasons due to numerous accidents and a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the crew. He underwent knee surgical procedure to restore a PCL harm late within the season and wouldn’t have been in a position to 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 accommodates no extra assured cash. Any crew that traded for him may additionally renegotiate the phrases that at the moment 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 robust indications since late final season that Alexander’s time in Inexperienced Bay could possibly be over. A number of crew sources have privately expressed their frustration with Alexander’s incapability to remain wholesome and/or play by means of 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 crew in 2025.
“We’ll see; we’re working by means of that,” Gutekunst mentioned Tuesday when requested if Alexander might be on the crew this coming season. “He definitely could possibly be, however I believe we’ll work by means of that as we go. We have to get him on the market now. I believe clearly we have talked about there’s been loads of frustration on his half. He desires to be on the market badly, and never having the ability to be on the market at his finest has annoyed him, and that has annoyed our soccer crew, too, as a result of we’re higher with him. However we’ll see.”
