Packers CB Jaire Alexander On The Commerce Block, May Steelers Have Curiosity?
Final offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers below GM Omar Khan addressed a serious want at cornerback reverse Joey Porter Jr. by using the commerce market, flipping extensive receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Donte Jackson.
Jackson then proceeded to show in a career-year with 5 interceptions and a fumble restoration, although he struggled with a shoulder and again harm down the stretch and was a legal responsibility in protection late within the season.
He’s set to hit free company now, although, and it’s unclear if the Steelers will do enterprise with him once more, even with GM Omar Khan stating that they’re open to re-signing him. However, what the Steelers might do is return out to the commerce market as soon as once more, particularly with Inexperienced Bay Packers’ cornerback Jaire Alexander reportedly on the commerce block.
In accordance with NFL Community insider Ian Rapoport, the Packers are open to transferring the 28-year-old cornerback. Alexander has two years and $37 million remaining on his contract, in line with Rapoport.
“Sources: The #Packers have had commerce conversations centered round star CB Jaire Alexander and they’re open to transferring him for the suitable worth,” Rapoport wrote on Twitter.
Alexander beforehand signed a 4 12 months, $84 million extension with a $30 million signing bonus in Could of 2022.
Alexander is coming off of the second-straight injury-filled season, taking part in simply seven video games. He’s performed simply 14 whole video games the final two seasons. Final season for the Packers, Alexander had two interceptions and 16 tackles, however didn’t see motion after Week 10 on account of a knee harm that finally required arthroscopic surgical procedure on Jan. 1, 2025.
Alexander missed six video games on account of a shoulder harm in 2023, and missed one different recreation on account of suspension for conduct detrimental to the staff.
Throughout seven seasons, Alexander has performed in 78 video games and has 241 tackles and 12 interceptions. He’s a two-time second-team All-Professional and has been voted to 2 Professional Bowls in his profession.
The previous Louisville cornerback that was a first-round decide of the Packers is a participant who was related to the Steelers within the 2018 NFL Draft, mocked to the Steelers by the likes of Daniel Jeremiah, Dane Brugler, Chad Reuter and even Peter King.
In a examine from 2018 what the Steelers sometimes search for in cornerbacks on the time, Alexander checked each field within the examine from Steelers Depot’s Alex Kozora.
For what it’s value, the Steelers and the Packers have some historical past buying and selling, most lately doing so on the commerce deadline when Khan and the Steelers acquired veteran OLB Preston Smith from the Packers and GM Brian Gutekunst for a seventh-round decide.
