Source -- Still a chance Jaire Alexander remains with Packers - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — There's still a chance that cornerback Jaire Alexander will play for the Green Bay Packers in 2025.

What once appeared to be a certain breakup now could be headed toward a reconciliation. A source told ESPN on Tuesday that all options are still on the table: a release, trade or return. Both Alexander and the Packers had expressed frustration over the two-time All Pro's last two seasons, during which he missed games because of injuries and a suspension.

At the conclusion of last weekend's draft, which saw the Packers wait until the seventh round to take a cornerback (Tulane's Micah Robinson), Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst remained noncommittal about Alexander's future.

«We'll work through that as we go,» Gutekunst said. «But no updates there, and he is on our roster right now and that's how we'll proceed. But we'll figure that as we go along.»

But Gutekunst, who earlier this offseason said he hoped to get something in return for Alexander if he wasn't going to be on the team this season, would not go so far as to say that Alexander would play for the Packers this season.

«No, I'm just saying nothing's changed,» Gutekunst said. «No updates. We'll proceed as we go for right now, and we'll see how it.»

For the second straight season, Alexander appeared in seven of 17 regular-season games in 2044. He did not play after Nov. 17 — despite practicing on a semi-regular basis — but did not go on injured reserve until the final week of the season. He underwent knee surgery on what he said was a torn PCL. Still, he finished second on the team in pass breakups (seven) and tied for second in interceptions (two).

The Packers began their offseason program last week but did so virtually because of all the