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Jaire Alexander is stepping away from football, a league source told The Inquirer, confirming a Fox Sports report on Tuesday night. The Eagles acquired the 28-year-old outside cornerback ahead of the trade deadline last week from the Baltimore Ravens in a late-round pick swap. Alexander, the Green Bay Packers’ No. 18 overall pick out of Louisville in 2018, did not travel with the team to Green Bay ahead of Monday night’s game due to a knee injury/coach’s decision. Alexander dealt with knee issues throughout his final two seasons in Green Bay from 2023-24. In each season, the 5-foot-10, 196-pound cornerback played just seven games. He was released by the Packers on June 9. » READ MORE: Jaelan Phillips’ ‘new path, new destiny’ has Eagles defense looking like its 2024 self in domination of Packers The Ravens added Alexander later that month, but he played in just two games during the regular season. He was a healthy scratch for five games. During his first media session in Philadelphia last week, Alexander indicated that he was in good health and eager for his latest opportunity with the Eagles. He refuted the notion that his inability to get on the field in Baltimore had anything to do with his health. “I think they just had some guys that they wanted to play,” Alexander said. “Some younger guys. But I’m excited about this opportunity here.” However, Alexander didn’t travel to Green Bay as the team was still putting a protocol in place to handle his knee, indicating that there were still some lingering issues. The decision to add Alexander was a dart-throw on a two-time Pro Bowl player whose career has been affected by injury. The Eagles had a connection with Alexander, as defensive backs coach Christian Parker was with the Packers in a defensive quality control role when the cornerback was in the early years of his career. » READ MORE: Eagles ride disciplined defense, just enough offense to post-bye win at Packers “You acquire information, you watch everything, and you feel like, ‘Hey, the risk is worth the reward here,’” Roseman said on Nov. 4. “And I think when you talk about a still young guy, knowing where his health is at now, feeling healthy, feeling good, we felt like the risk was worth the reward with him.”
