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Green Bay Packers suspend Jaire Alexander for one game after crashing coin toss

By Jill Martin, CNN

(CNN) — The Green Bay Packers announced Wednesday that cornerback Jaire Alexander has been placed on the reserve/suspended list for one NFL game for conduct detrimental to the team.

The move comes after Alexander had inserted himself to be part of the coin toss ahead of the Packers’ game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, despite not being a team captain – and his actions almost led to a massive blunder for a team trying to fight to get into the playoffs.

In the Packers’ 33-30 road win against the Panthers, Alexander had crashed the coin toss when team captains were at midfield.