With the major bulk of free agency behind them, there's really only one major roster question lingering in Green Bay: what's going to happen with Jaire Alexander.
Between now and next month's NFL Draft, that's going to be *the* topic of conversation around the Packers. The two didn't exactly end the season on great terms, and there's been a steady stream of speculation ever since the offseason began about them both going their separate ways.
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And yet, despite all those trade rumors, Alexander remains on the roster – though it's always possible that's because Brian Gutekunst just hasn't lowered his asking price enough for other teams. Draft night is, historically, a popular time for bigger trades to reappear, but this will-they-won't-they routine has gone on long enough for everyone to officially be very confused. On Tuesday morning, however, The Athletic's Packers reporter Matt Schneidman threw us a tiny little morsel of reporting in a larger answer about what the Packers need to address during the rest of the offseason, and it could be at least somewhat helpful in clearing up what the front office's plan is right now.
Another Packers reporter just hinted that Jaire Alexander probably isn't returning
"The future of Green Bay’s best cornerback, Jaire Alexander, remains uncertain. My guess based on what I’ve heard is still that he doesn’t play for the Packers in 2025. Eric Stokes, Corey Ballentine and Robert Rochell have signed elsewhere in free agency. The Packers brought in Nate Hobbs from the Raiders and still have Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine (Packer fans won’t be thrilled if that’s the top three), but their need for depth at the position is glaring. You could argue wide receiver is a more pressing need since they’ll be without Christian Watson for at least the first half of the season, but cornerback might be atop the priority list entering the NFL Draft in Green Bay next month."
So that's now two plugged-in Packers reporters speculating the same thing: that it's a more a matter of when, not if, they move on. It's admittedly a little anti-climactic – sorry – but it's never a bad thing to get more confirmation ("confirmation"). Perhaps the more interesting angle from that blurb is the increased speculation that they're finally going to break the trend and take a wide receiver in the first round for the first time in over two decades? It's a real choose-your-own-adventure story, which is appropriately fitting for this time of year in the NFL.