Jaire

Alexander

Glazer reports Alexander is stepping away from football “to focus on getting himself right physically and mentally before deciding on his future.” The 28-year-old appeared in two games for the Ravens this season before the Eagles acquired him for a late-round pick swap prior to the trade deadline. Alexander has struggled to stay healthy each of the last three seasons, appearing in a combined 16 games since the start of the 2023 season. He most recently was dealing with a knee issue and could not get fully healthy to contribute to either the Eagles or Ravens this year. Now, it appears he is stepping away from the Eagles and football to determine his physical and mental health before choosing a path for the future. Alexander is not yet retired, but he is unlikely to be a contributor for the 2025 season.

Both Jaire Alexander and A.J. Dillon came into the league with the Packers but will be inactive for Monday Night Football. The continued absence of Cam Jurgens could influence the team’s tendencies near the goal line considering he is a primary piece of the tush push. The Eagles get back A.J. Brown coming out of their bye.

Alexander heads to his third team in a calendar year as the Eagles continue hoarding talent, with the team sending a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Ravens for Alexander and a seventh. Howie Roseman is no stranger to taking a cheap gamble on underperforming talent, which appears to be the case yet again with the recent addition. Alexander could compete with backup corner Kelee Ringo immedaitely considering the absence of Adoree’ Jackson.

Alexander has been active for two games thus far, allowing a 100.0 percent catch rate on five targets thrown into his primary coverage. Although his performance thus far has disappointed, he can still contribute in a pinch. With the defense’s health generally improving, they can keep him bubble-wrapped for future times of need. The Ravens excitingly return QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring) this evening, following a multi-week absence.

Alexander continues to deal with a knee injury that plagued him for part of training camp. The veteran corner appeared on 33 defensive snaps for the Ravens last week against the Bills but will be held out of Sunday’s contest against the Browns despite logging a full practice on Thursday and Friday. In addition to Alexander, the Ravens have declared RB Keaton Mitchell, FB Patrick Ricard, OT Carson Vinson, TE Isaiah Likely, and LB David Ojabo inactive for Week 2.

As ESPN’s Jamison Hensley notes, it’s likely a limited session for Alexander. It’s his first time practicing since the beginning of August, so the Ravens are understandably taking it easy to start the week. Alexander likely needs to get upgraded to a full practice before the end of the week to suit up on Sunday, but this is a step in the right direction. The former Packer will start opposite Marlon Humphrey in a crucial matchup versus Buffalo if he’s ready to go for the first Sunday Night Football action of the season.

We’re in midseason form. Alexander has not practice since August 9th per The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. There’s still plenty of time for him to get cleared this week, but nobody should be surprised if Alexander misses Week 1 after this long of a layoff.

Harbaugh then added that he believes in the tooth fairy. (OK, not really.) Alexander has already had the knee drained this offseason and the maintenance of said knee probably leaves the Ravens in a scenario where he’ll be questionable on a weekly basis. When Alexander plays he should give the Ravens a third great corner, but they’ll have to manage him carefully.

Andrews reportedly missed practice on Sunday as well. On Monday, he was seen working with a trainer off to the side, running routes and at times sprinting half the field’s length. The Ravens tend to share injury details minimally, so info may be difficult to come by. There is no reason to think he will miss Week 1 at this time. He’s a TE1 until further notice. Isaiah Likely (foot), Jaire Alexander (knee) and Chidobe Awuzie (undisclosed) also sat out team drills. Awuzie was seen working alongside Andrews, off to the side.

Alexander had his knee drained after experiencing some swelling on Monday. Alexander’s chronic knee conditions are the reason the Packers happily cut ties with him earlier this offseason and figure to limit his availability. That said, there’s no reason to believe he’s in danger of missing games just yet. This’ll just be something the Ravens are monitoring for most of the season with the newly-signed corner.