Speak now or forever hold your peace
Let’s finally put this to rest (at least until Week 17). Fire off your final thoughts about everything that’s happened with the Green Bay Packers and Jaire Alexander over the past couple of months.
To recap:
Alexander was held onto until the start of minicamp, when he and his non-guaranteed $17.5 million cash commitment in 2025 were let go by the Packers. Green Bay reworked a new one-year contract with Alexander so they could assume all of his dead cap this year, rather than split it between the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Ultimately, the scheduling of the cap accounting doesn’t matter much, as unused cap space in 2025 would have rolled over in 2026, aside from limiting the Packers’ cap flexibility this season.
The Packers didn’t receive anything in return for Alexander, despite Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst stating repeatedly that he wished to get something back for the cornerback. Based on what the cornerback’s father has said since Alexander signed with the Baltimore Ravens on a one-year, $4 million contract with $2 million in incentives, the Packers offered Alexander a contract that featured no guarantees and leaned even further into the incentive structure. According to Landis Alexander, Jaire would have accepted a restructured contract had it been on par with the contract the Ravens signed him to.
So, how are you feeling about all this? Speak now or forever hold your peace.