Jaire Alexander is officially off the market. On Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens signed the Pro Bowl cornerback, inking the 28-year-old to a short-term deal. The one-year contract is worth up to $6 million, with a $4 million base and up to $2 million in incentives. This marks Alexander’s second team after seven years with the Green Bay Packers.
While much has been said about how his tenure ended in Green Bay, Alexander’s camp has come forward to set the record straight. His father, Landis Alexander, appeared on ESPN Wisconsin radio to discuss the split between the two parties.
He emphasized that his son wanted to return to Green Bay but disagreed with the structure of the Packers’ contract offer.
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Landis Alexander recently joined ESPN Wisconsin radio to share his perspective on Jaire Alexander joining the Ravens and discussed the contentious split between his son and the Green Bay Packers, as well as the team’s mishandling of his son’s injury before the two parties parted ways this offseason.
“There needed to be a base, there needed to be some sort of a guarantee, whether it was $2 million or whatever,” the elder Alexander said. “But there was no part of that that was guaranteed, and there was no signing bonus. There was a bunch of roster bonuses riddled through that contract.”
Landis Alexander (@EarlLAlexander) — Jaire’s father — takes issue with how the Packers handled his son’s PCL injury last year and then makes a big statement on what the Ravens are getting:
“Green Bay let him go when he was feeling his best. … I’m saying everybody should be on… pic.twitter.com/FpFQJNH9Uu
— Bobby Trosset (@bobbybaltim0re) June 22, 2025
Alexander also dismissed the notion that his son refused to take a pay cut. “He wasn’t upset or angry with anybody,” Alexander said. “He wanted to come back… He loved Green Bay, he loved the community.” Landis also accused Green Bay of releasing his son when he was “feeling his best.”
“Green Bay let him go when he was feeling his best,” Landis said. “I’m saying everybody should be on notice because you’re gonna get your best version of him that he’s been since he came to the league.”
The deal with Baltimore reunites Alexander with his former Louisville teammate, NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. The MVP quarterback urged Baltimore’s general manager, Eric DeCosta, to sign Alexander. After Tuesday’s minicamp practice, Jackson made his feelings clear, saying, “Go get him, Eric.”
If Alexander can stay healthy, which may be a significant concern, Baltimore will boast one of the NFL’s premier secondaries. He joins a unit featuring Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins at cornerback and Kyle Hamilton at safety.