Well, Jaire Alexander is now a Baltimore Raven. Since his release from the Green Bay Packers, he has reunited with his best pal Lamar Jackson. It seems like the logical next step for the player and the franchise.

Packers fans are going to miss his big plays and his colorful personality. Packers fans, however, are not going to miss wondering from week to week if he was even going to suit up. The NFL can be a bear sometimes when it comes to players’ bodies, so let’s not dwell on that.

Rather than question the front office’s decision to let him walk, rather than mourn the loss of the best cornerback on the Packers’ roster, and rather than tearfully declare 2025 a lost season without him, let’s take a look back at some favorite Ja Money moments.

Screen Pass? Not on Ja’s Watch

The first moment during Alexander’s rookie season in which I literally got goose bumps was when the Vikings ran a wide receiver screen pass to the left side and the Packers corner said, “Um, no.”

He blew up would-be blocker Adam Thielen, knocked him into Stefon Diggs almost simultaneously with the catch, then chased Diggs down for about a 10-yard loss. Now, THAT’S football. You can watch the play here on Facebook.

Ja Griddy

One of Alexander’s best games as a Packer arguably is when he strapped down Justin Jefferson for a full game, bullying him, jawing at him and holding him to a single reception on the day.

The coup de gras came when he broke up a pass and mocked Jefferson by doing the wide receiver’s signature griddy celebration right in front of him. Packers fans are going to miss that WR-CB rivalry.

Mine

In a 2019 game against the Denver Broncos, tight end Noah Fant came down with a reception with his team trailing the Packers, 17-10. What initially was a first down for the Broncos then became a new Packers’ possession.

Alexander zeroed in on Fant, delivered a hit, wrapped up … and, channeling vintage Clay Matthews, simply snatched the ball out of the hands of a guy who outweighed him by 50 pounds. Boom: Packers’ ball.

Reservation for Six

This one is still fresh in the minds of Packers fans. In Week 3 last season, Will Levis of the Tennessee Titans threw an ill-advised – and slightly telegraphed – sideline pass in Alexander’s direction. It almost looked like slow motion as the cornerback strode in front of Calvin Ridley and high-stepped into the end zone. A true thing of beauty.

Two From Tom

Yeah, we’d rather forget the outcome of this game (the name Scotty Miller still kicks up PTSD for many of us), but it also was a gorgeous sight watching Alexander pick off Tom Brady twice in the playoffs following the 2020 season, a season in which it sure looked like MVP Aaron Rodgers was going to lead the Packers to the Super Bowl. Alexander sure did his part in that game; unfortunately, it ended up being the final game of the season as a 31-26 loss.

Um, That’s No ‘Fan’

This one isn’t a play on the field but rather a moment of playfulness off it that at the time exemplified Alexander’s goofy personality. That poor local reporter had no idea what had just happened, and it’s still a classic Packers moment. “Huuuh!”

Cutting Corners

It was the first game of that aforementioned 2020 season, against the hated Minnesota Vikings, that Jaire enjoyed another fine on-field moment. The Packers had come up a yard short on a drive, turning the ball over on downs early in the second quarter.

Quarterback Cousins dropped back to pass on a play-action look, and Alexander came on a corner blitz, sneaking around the purple-clad left tackle to take Cousins down for a safety.

Final score: Packers 43, Vikings 34.

‘Oh snap, He fast!’

In a Christmas Day game in 2022, Alexander got a pick thanks to an overthrow of Tyreek Hill by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovaiola.

That interception helped the Packers cruise to a 30-17 victory, but it was the post-game interview that really completed the play in the most Jaire way.

It’s worth watching the entire discussion with sideline reporter Pam Oliver – Alexander mostly plays it straight at first, using a “checkers/chess” analogy in a slightly cheeky way.

Then Oliver asks him about the interception, and the look on Alexander’s face at that moment let the world know he was about to do Ja things. Always worth a re-watch.

And if you suddenly find yourself in the mood to watch a boatload of Ja highlights, we’ve got you covered right here.