Packers CB Jaire Alexander undergoes knee surgery

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers aren't expecting to have cornerback Jaire Alexander for the rest of the season, coach Matt LaFleur said on Wednesday.

That ended more than a two-month saga in which the former All Pro has attempted to come back from what he said was a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He sustained the injury on Oct. 27 against the Jacksonville Jaguars but was not placed on injured reserve because the team thought it was a short-term injury.

LaFleur said Alexander underwent surgery and was "most likely" out done for the season. A source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the only hope for Alexander to return would be if the Packers made the Super…