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The Green Bay Packers haven\u2019t hidden their internal frustration over Jaire Alexander\u2019s extensive injury history over the last four seasons. General manager Brian Gutekunst said as much in his season-ending press conference in mid-January, stating it\u2019s \u201creally, really frustrating\u201d when a player of Alexander\u2019s caliber can\u2019t \u201cget on the field consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n
But could the bubbling disconnect behind the scenes between player and team be more about playing through<\/em> injuries?<\/p>\n From Rob Demovsky of ESPN: \u201cMultiple team sources have privately expressed their frustration with Alexander\u2019s inability to stay healthy and\/or play through injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n The Packers have said the first part out loud. The second part would be the important information.<\/p>\n Both sides are undeniably frustrated over the injuries. While an unfortunate part of the game, injuries are frustrating to the player, who can\u2019t be on the field, and the team, who lose a key part of winning games.<\/p>\n Playing through injuries is much different than getting injured.<\/p>\n In 2021, Alexander suffered a shoulder injury and missed 13 straight games. Over the last two seasons, Alexander has suffered groin, back, shoulder and knee injuries. The knee injury \u2014 suffered in Week 8 last season \u2014 was aggravated when Alexander tried coming back after the bye, and he ended up missing the rest of the season despite practicing at times over the final two months.<\/p>\n Alexander plays a difficult position when it comes to playing through injuries. Cornerbacks must be perfect in their movements to cover NFL-caliber wide receivers, and they must also be willing to tackle and get big people on the ground against the run and after the catch. More importantly, confidence is a huge part of the position \u2014 and confidence can erode when trying to fight through injury. Just ask Jordan Love. There is extensive rehab done throughout the week, taking the mind away from the task on the field, and a player must then be confident in his body responding the right way when bullets start flying in-game.<\/p>\n Alexander has two years left on his deal. This offseason, the Packers must decide if he can stay healthy and contribute value in 2025 and beyond.<\/p>\n Playing through injuries is a tricky thing and could certainly be part of the behind-the-scenes drama between the Packers and Alexander as an important offseason of decisions approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are the Packers frustrated that Jaire Alexander isn\u2019t playing through injuries?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[48,99,86],"class_list":["post-14461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-jaire-alexander","tag-latest-packers-news"],"yoast_head":"\n