Packers release injury-riddled 2-time All-Pro cornerback

After attempting to trade him at various points over the past calendar year, the Green Bay Packers are releasing former first-round pick and 2-time All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander.

The injury-riddled Alexander has never lacked talent. He was an All-Pro as recently as 2022 — the last time he started double-digit games in a season. However, Alexander has played seven games or fewer in three of the past four seasons. The Packers didn’t have much of a choice to part ways with Alexander.

A playoff team is going to roll the dice and buy low on him, given Alexander’s skill set. He’s the kind of cornerback who you can leave on an island and, more often than not, will not just win his 1-on-1…