The Jaire Alexander era of Green Bay Packers football is over. If that’s the case, however, how come it doesn’t feel like it’s over? Why are we still hearing plenty about Alexander if he’s not on the team?
Well, the latest drama to surface is that Alexander’s father, Landis Alexander, has called out the BS surrounding discussions that Jaire wasn’t willing to take a pay cut. The real eye-popping quote from the elder Alexander hits his point home, as he argued: “This is not true. Nobody ever said that he wouldn’t take a pay cut. He wasn’t willing to play for damn near free is a better quote.”
Clearly, this narrative struck a nerve with Landis Alexander and he wants people to know that his son was in the right. This is something any father would do for his son, but are Packers fans going to believe the noise?
Jaire Alexander’s father speaks out as pay cut drama takes center stage
The Jaire Alexander drama has been going on for quite some time now, but for a hot minute, it didn’t appear that it’d be lasting this long or getting this out of control. Reports had indicated that the Packers were going to try to figure out a way to keep Alexander in Green Bay.
As we know, that didn’t happen, as the long-time Packers cornerback was released earlier this week and now, evidently, all hell has broken loose. It’s understandable why he’d want to stick up for his son, but it’s also understandable why the Packers were willing to move on from him in the first place.
Alexander was a great player when healthy, but the when became a less frequent occurrence in recent years. The former first-round pick missed double-digit games in three of his last four seasons, and paying a guy who misses that many games a large chunk of change isn’t a good business investment.
“I just think for what that amount of money is, I think that’s a lot to pay for a guy who hasn’t been able to get on the field,” said Packers GM Brian Gutekunst. “Again, it’s not his fault. It’s just something that kind of transpired, so we just kind of were looking for something different.”
This last week has really just shown how much a separation was needed for the two sides. Now, Alexander can move on and play with another team, and the Packers can eat the money this year and then have a much better salary cap situation moving forward to keep this team in contention.
