{"id":19646,"date":"2025-04-04T22:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T22:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19646"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T22:32:44","slug":"breaking-packers-trade-pitch-swaps-jaire-alexander-for-17-5-sack-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19646","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Packers Trade Pitch Swaps Jaire Alexander for 17.5-Sack Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2178236703-e1743803139695.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2178236703-e1743803139695.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2178236703-e1743803139695.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2178236703-e1743803139695.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Packers Trade Pitch Swaps Jaire Alexander for 17.5-Sack Edge\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Green Bay Packers\u2018 approach to All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander\u2019s current situation appears to be one of cautious deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>Trade rumors have been swirling around Alexander since the 2024 season, and they\u2019re still not calming down. At the NFL\u2019s annual owners meetings on April 1, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said the team is \u201cstill working through\u201d Alexander\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Gutey also indicated a desire to resolve Alexander\u2019s status before the NFL Draft, which kicks off on April 24. \u201cI think that would be nice (to resolve it by the draft), but I don\u2019t think you could say that for sure. That would be helpful,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, a trade feels imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report named the Packers as a team that \u201cshould\u201d pursue a trade for disgruntled Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson\u00a0\u2014 and he came up with a trade proposal that would send Alexander to Cincy as part of the deal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Packers Trade Proposal Would Swap CB Jaire Alexander for DE Trey Hendrickson<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s the trade proposed by Knox:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Packers Would Get: Hendrickson, 2025 third-round pick (81st overall)<\/li>\n<li>Bengals Would Get: Alexander, 2025 second-round pick (54th overall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe Green Bay Packers have one of the NFL\u2019s youngest rosters and are likely to continue building through their draft-and-develop strategy,\u201d Knox wrote on April 4. \u201cBut targeting Hendrickson would make sense since they are also exploring the idea of trading cornerback Jaire Alexander. While Alexander has struggled to stay healthy over the past two years, the Packers aren\u2019t about to let him go for pennies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexander, 28, has two years remaining on the four-year, $84 million extension he signed in October of 2022. His contract includes a $16.15 million base salary for 2025, with a cap hit of $25.86 million. If the Packers opt to trade or release him, they would incur $19.1 million in dead cap money.<\/p>\n<p>Knox believes adding Hendrickson is something Green Bay might be interested in, as it would give them another beast on the D-line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHendrickson would represent a solid return on Green Bay\u2019s investment,\u201d he added. \u201cThe Packers would likely need to sweeten the deal because of Alexander\u2019s recent injury history, but a favorable day-2 pick swap might move the needle for Cincinnati. \u2026 Extending Hendrickson would be an option, as Green Bay still has $32.5 million in cap space available.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Adding a Player Like Hendrickson Could Take Green Bay\u2019s Defense to Next Level<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5294225\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1877972161-e1741558179936.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Packers Trade Pitch Swaps Jaire Alexander for 17.5-Sack Edge\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5294225\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It would certainly behoove the Packers to add another top-tier pass rusher to complement Rashan Gary.<\/p>\n<p>In several key games, including their divisional round playoff loss to the 49ers, Green Bay struggled to pressure the quarterback without blitzing. A second elite rusher would lessen the need for high-risk blitz packages and allow defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley to focus on creating mismatches and confusion with more organic four-man rushes.<\/p>\n<p>Hendrickson, who turned 30 in December, is fresh from leading the league in sacks last season (17.5). The 4-time Pro Bowler also added 19 tackles-for-loss, 36 QB hits and two forced fumbles in 2024. He\u2019d like a new deal, and he\u2019s had zero issue expressing his discontent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a little disappointing because communication has been poor over the last couple months,\u201d Hendrickson said on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d (h\/t Knox). \u201cThat\u2019s something I hold in high regard, and they have not communicated with my agent directly. It\u2019s been something that\u2019s a little bit frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the Packers have been at their best when pairing strong coverage with relentless pressure. They\u2019ll probably add a pass rusher in the draft. But if they could find a way to unload Alexander in exchange for the NFL\u2019s reigning sack leader and a second-rounder, they\u2019d instantly have one of the league\u2019s top edge rushing duos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a closer look at a trade proposal that would send Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson to the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Packers Trade Pitch Swaps Jaire Alexander for 17.5-Sack Edge - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19646\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Packers Trade Pitch Swaps Jaire Alexander for 17.5-Sack Edge - 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