Jaire Alexander has a lot of uncertainty ahead over the next few weeks. According to The Athletic, Alexander revealed that he suffered a torn PCL, and he aggravated it during the Chicago Bears game on Sunday.
“I had a tear on my PCL,” Jaire told The Athletic. “I stayed here the whole bye week trying to hopefully come back and make an impact for the team. It was a game-time decision at that, so we didn’t know until, you know, a few minutes before the game if I would play or not.”
Alexander initially got hurt during the Jacksonville Jaguars game. He missed the Detroit Lions game and was better after the bye week, practicing the entire week. However, after aggravating the issue, he missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday, an indication that he won’t be available to play against the San Francisco 49ers.
“I just tried to give it a go … I went out there and s–t, all I could really give was 10 plays and then it — I felt something. If you know how (posterior cruciate ligaments) work, it doesn’t just get done in three weeks, so it just needed more time. I reaggravated it going back out there and only doing 10 plays, so now we are just trying to get my knee back right.”
There isn’t an established timeline for Jaire Alexander to return, but he expects to play again in 2024.
“I just need more than 21 days of non-contact,” Alexander said. “It just needed more time because to take three weeks off and not do much, that still wasn’t enough. I got a meeting today with everybody, so we are gonna kinda go and see what’s the best decision, so that’s all.”
Jaire Alexander has missed three games in 2024, two because of a groin injury he suffered earlier this season, and the Lions game because of the knee.
Over the last four seasons, injuries have affected Alexander’s availability with some regularity. He missed 13 games in 2021, 10 last year, and three more this season.
Without Jaire, the Packers are expected to start Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine against the 49ers. Safety Javon Bullard will play in the slot. The other cornerbacks on the 53-man roster are Eric Stokes, Corey Ballentine, and Robert Rochell. Rookies Kamal Hadden and Kalen King are on the practice squad.