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The\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0have made their decision on Jaire Alexander, but the star cornerback isn\u2019t cooperating. The Packers have been hinting at making a move with Alexander since the February\u2019s combine.<\/p>\n
During the annual league meeting in March, general manager Brian Gutekunst said there was a possibility Alexander would return to play in 2025, but if he didn\u2019t,\u00a0the Packers want something back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe invested a lot in Jaire and want to make sure, if he\u2019s not gonna be on our football team helping us win games, that we get something back for that investment,\u201d Gutekunst said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see where it goes, but again, working with (Thornton) weekly and trying to figure out what\u2019s best for both Jaire and the Packers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Per Tom Silverstein of the\u00a0Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em>, the Packers\u00a0have received interest for Alexander, but he refuses to cut his salary to allow Gutekunst to finalize a trade.<\/p>\n \u201cA source said the Packers appeared close to making a deal at the start of free agency, but the combination of the trade compensation and Alexander\u2019s unwillingness to cut his salary to fit the other team\u2019s salary cap have made it difficult to close a deal,\u201d Silverstein wrote. \u201cThere has been additional interest since the combine, but teams appear willing to wait until the Packers decide they are going to cut Alexander.\u201d<\/p>\n Gutekusnt has limited options in a league full of GMs that know the Packers want to move on from the veteran with a long injury history. They appear willing to wait, hoping Green Bay will cut Alexander before the draft.<\/p>\n Alexander, like rival front offices, would prefer he goes to free agency. He has leverage over the Packers in trade talks by deciding if he wants to renegotiate his contract based on the destination.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no incentive for Alexander to accept even an incentive-laden deal if the team to which he\u2019s going isn\u2019t very good,\u201d Silverstein wrote. \u201cSince most of the league knows that the Packers don\u2019t intend to keep Alexander, they aren\u2019t hurrying to make a deal, figuring he eventually will be cut.<\/p>\n \u201cAlexander is a vested veteran, so he is not subject to waivers and can negotiate with whomever he likes if he is cut.\u201d<\/p>\n Silverstein thinks Gutekunst\u2019s best move is to wait to make a trade until after the draft when teams know they need a cornerback. Or Green Bay could swap for another veteran with a high-cap number.<\/p>\n Regardless, there is little hope that Alexander will play for Green Bay in 2025. And the two-time All-Pro has no issue in sabotaging the Packers\u2019 plans to trade him this offseason.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Please enable cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"\nBrian Gutekunst has limited options<\/h2>\n
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