Packers fans, take a breath of relief. Jaire Alexander isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, the Green Bay Packers and their star cornerback agreed to a four-year, $84 million extension making him the highest-paid defensive back based on per year average. Green Bay has historically been known to push all of their money towards their…
At the conclusion of the opening week win in Chicago to start the 2019 season, Aaron Rodgers boldly proclaimed: “We’ve got a defense”, in his postgame interview. That was only the beginning of the revolution of this unit. Heading into the 2022 season, the Green Bay Packers are poised to have their best defense since…
We’ve quickly reached the point in the off-season where the high drama of free agency is long past and the anticipation and prognostication of draft day has come and gone. As Packers fans we largely know what the 2022 roster will look like barring any bargain-basement additions or surprise training camp cullings. So, what do…
The Cleveland Browns seemingly reset the cornerback market following their contract extension with Denzel Ward yesterday. The 5-year extension is reportedly worth $100.5 million for the 24-year-old first-round pick. Is now the time for the Green Bay Packers to extend Jaire Alexander as well? The Packers drafted Alexander out of Louisville with the number 18…
In the final installment of my Green Bay Packers off-season positional review series, I’m going to be writing about arguably the greatest strength on the team; the cornerback group. Next week I’ll be doing my one and only mock draft of the off-season with defense of my selections. Jaire Alexander 2021 was a bit of…
It feels good, doesn’t it? Yes, the sweet relief of Jaire Alexander’s extension still hasn’t washed over Packer fans, but it’s coming soon. With that major caveat, the 2022 Green Bay Packers defense is the most reassuring offseason development — it has continued to develop and is perhaps peaking. One thing is for sure, this…
The Packers offseason can be more anxiety ridden than the playoffs for some fans. Who will start at wide receiver?! Who will play slot corner?! Will the special teams ruin another season without huge, systemic changes?! Unsurprisingly, many of these worries are overblown. Let’s take a look at those main three and discuss why. Wide…