Jaire Alexander is officially done in Green Bay.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Green Bay Packers are releasing the veteran cornerback.
The #Packers are releasing star CB Jaire Alexander today, sources say. pic.twitter.com/62YSryGYE4
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 9, 2025
Rapoport followed up to report that the Packers and Alexander agreed to explore any trade avenues they might have and considered restructuring his contract.
Cutting Alexander is a financially driven move for Green Bay as Jaire Alexander had a $16.2 million base salary and a $24.6 million salary cap hit for 2025.
As a post-June 1 release, the team will save $17.1 million for this year and absorb dead money hits of $7.5 million in 2025 and $9.5 million in 2026.
This move marks quite the fall for Alexander, a former first-round pick who was one of the team’s best players as recently as the 2022 season when he was selected to his second Pro Bowl.
The talented cornerback has been hit hard by injuries the past two seasons.
It will now be interesting to see which team scoops him up.
Injuries Caused The Downfall of Jaire Alexander
Jaire Alexander’s time with the Green Bay Packers is coming to an end, as the team is releasing the two-time Pro Bowler, per a report by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
He has spent all seven seasons of his NFL career with the Packers. He has 12 interceptions and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2020 and 2022.
Injuries have plagued Alexander over the past two years, however. Back and shoulder issues limited Alexander to seven games in 2023. A knee issue caused Alexander to play in just seven games in 2024.
Prior to his stint with injuries, Jaire Alexander had emerged as one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL. After a promising rookie season in 2018, Alexander started in all 16 games in his second season.
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