Former Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander has decided to step away from football in order to focus on getting right physically and mentally amid his ongoing recovery from offseason knee surgery, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010.has decided to step away from football in order to focus on getting right physically and mentally amid his ongoing recovery from offseason knee surgery, a league source told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming a Fox Sports report.
The Eagles indicated that him staying in Philadelphia was part of a plan they had in place both for Alexander's knee and for his acclimation to their defensive system.along with a 2027 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round selection prior to the NFL trade deadline last week. The two-time Pro Bowler underwent right knee surgery in January, appeared in just two games for the Ravens and had his share of struggles when he was on the field. He told reporters last week, though, that this is the best he has felt all year. "I think when you talk about still a young guy, knowing where his health is at now, feeling healthy, feeling good, we felt like the risk was worth the reward with him," Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said after the trade. An All-Pro in 2020 and 2022, Alexander played the first seven seasons of his career for the Packers before they released him in June.
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