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Packers’ Jaire Alexander says he tore his PCL, unsure of return timetable

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander is dealing with more than just a routine knee injury. Alexander suffered the initial injury late in the Packers’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8 and missed Green Bay’s Week 9 game against the Detroit Lions. Coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that Alexander was on a pitch count entering Sunday’s game, anyway, but that Alexander felt like he couldn’t play more than 10 snaps. I reaggravated it going back out there and only doing 10 plays, so now we just trying to get my knee back right.” LIVE: Head Coach Matt LaFleur meets with the media 🎙️ https://t.co/iAscgcjASx — Green Bay Packers November 21, 2024 Alexander, a second-team All-Pro in 2020 and 2022, was asked if he could return to that form at some point in the second half of this season. Alexander missed Weeks 3 and 4 last season with the back injury and knew it was hurting entering a Week 5 game against former teammate Davante Adams and the Raiders, but, as Alexander said Thursday, he “had to play” and did so for all 64 defensive snaps in Las Vegas.

New York Times

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