When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers, they did so with some fresh faces who were just added to the 53-man roster, including Brandon Graham, Jaelan Phillips and Michael Carter II. Interestingly, one of the players who didn’t make the trip to Green Bay was cornerback Jaire Alexander, a former Packer who was traded from the Baltimore Ravens to the Eagles at the deadline.
Now, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Alexander is stepping away from the Eagles and will contemplate
retirement at 28 years old. After years of knee problems, Alexander was released by the Packers this offseason and signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Ravens that included $2 million in incentives. By walking away now, he’ll be turning down a good portion of that money.
To acquire the former Packer first-round selection, the Eagles traded a 2026 sixth-round pick for Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round pick.
This season, Alexander played two games for Baltimore, lining up on defense 61 times as a rotational cornerback. Prior to his stint in Baltimore, he had played 78 games for the Packers and started 76 of them. Twice, Alexander was named an All-Pro cornerback and Pro Bowler in his time with Green Bay, in both the 2020 and 2022 seasons.
Over the last five seasons, though, he’s only played in 36 of the available 78 games (46 percent) through Week 10 of the 2025 campaign, mostly due to injuries.
