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Entering the 2025 NFL offseason, the Green Bay Packers are one of the many teams currently suck in no-man’s land. They are not necessarily rebuilding but remain miles away from legitimate Super Bowl contention. As has been the case for the franchise seemingly every year, the Packers’ handling of the upcoming offseason will be key to their success in 2025.
The Packers are coming off an early exit in the 2024 playoffs, a result that tends to repeat itself every year. Green Bay remains a consistent threat in the NFC North but is just 3-5 in the playoffs under Matt LaFleur with no Super Bowl appearances. They simply struggle to get over the hump despite constant offseason changes.
With the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions experiencing significant coaching changes, the Packers will face different challenges in 2025 than in 2024. Even with Green Bay purportedly content with its current roster, the NFC North will be a key division to monitor during the 2025 NFL offseason.
Entering free agency, the Packers rank in the middle of the league in cap space. The team remains built on rookie contracts more than most teams, giving general manager Brian Gutekunst a stable foundation on which to build. Yet, if Green Bay ever wants to break free from mediocrity, they desperately need to make a league-changing move in the 2025 NFL offseason. That will only be possible if the Packers can rid themselves of a few of their cut candidates.
The Packers releasing longtime cornerback Jaire Alexander would send shockwaves through the league. Not only is he still arguably the team’s biggest star, but Alexander remains one of the top cornerbacks in the league. He received a 75.2 player grade from Pro Football Focus, putting him just outside the top 10 percent of all eligible cornerbacks in 2024.
But while his on-field performance remains elite, Alexander is hardly ever on the field enough to warrant the cost of his talent. Since signing a four-year, $84 million extension in 2022, which made him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, Alexander has appeared in just 32 of the team’s 54 games. Since 2021, he has missed half of Green Bay’s regular season games.
Behind Keisean Nixon, the Packers do not have many reliable cornerbacks on their roster should they release Alexander. However, they own the No. 23 pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, which will be at Lambeau Field. The upcoming draft class is full of prominent options at the position that would be well within their range.
Alexander, who turned 28 in February, is owed over $40 million over the next two seasons. If the Packers cut him before June 1, it would save them over $8 million in cap space despite eating $18 million in dead money, per Over the Cap. Whether or not that actually happens depends on how frustrated Gutekunst is with his frequent injury issues.
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