Stepping Away to Come Back Better? Eagles Place Jaire Alexander on Reserve/Retired List
Last season — in the winter chill of a January Wild-Card Playoff Game at Lincoln Financial Field — Jaire Alexander offered a gesture to Eagles fans that was not — shall we say — exactly made out of love.
Now the next chapter of Alexander’s All-Pro Career will be right here in Philly — after acquiring him in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a seventh-round Draft Pick in 2027 and a sixth-round Pick in 2026.
This week, the Eagles placed Alexander on the Reserve/Retired list while he steps away from the game to focus on himself.
It means that while he is stepping away from football right now , he could potentially return amid an Eagles postseason run. The move also means that the previous trade between the Ravens and the Eagles will stand.
Not long after the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018 , Alexander was selected with the 18th overall selection by the Green Bay Packers. Last June — after being released by Green Bay — Alexander signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
A step back from the game that he loves may be a needed rejuvenation. It may also allow him to rejoin the Eagles at a critical point, a postseason run that would be the second of consecutive back-to-back Super Bowls.
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