The Baltimore Ravens traded former Professional Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander to the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday after he was buried on the depth chart for weeks.
The Ravens despatched Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round decide to the Eagles in alternate for a 2026 sixth-round decide.
Alexander, 28, performed in solely two of Baltimore’s eight video games this season, taking part in a complete of 61 snaps with no interceptions or passes defensed. He has been a wholesome scratch 5 instances, together with in Thursday night time’s 28-6 win in Miami.
The Ravens signed Alexander to a one-year, $4 million contract on June 18 in a transfer that reunited him together with his former Louisville teammate Lamar Jackson and added a fifth former first-round decide to the Baltimore secondary. However Alexander missed a piece of coaching camp with a knee harm after which struggled within the Ravens’ fourth-quarter collapse of their season-opening 41-40 loss in Buffalo.
Alexander is predicted to get a chance for extra enjoying time with the Eagles. The Philadelphia secondary has some robust gamers led by Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean however has not landed on an answer for the skin nook spot reverse Mitchell.
The Eagles acquired Michael Carter II earlier within the week. Carter has performed largely at nickel over his profession, which raises the prospect of DeJean transferring outdoors full-time ought to Carter land a beginning gig. DeJean has performed outdoors in base packages this season. Both Adoree’ Jackson or Kelee Ringo has performed outdoors in sub packages.
There may be some familiarity contained in the Eagles constructing with Alexander, as passing recreation coordinator/defensive backs coach Christian Parker was with him in Inexperienced Bay in 2019-20 when Parker served as a defensive high quality management coach.
Earlier than becoming a member of the Ravens, Alexander was launched by the Packers on June 9 following two straight injury-filled seasons. An All-Professional in 2020 and 2022, he performed in simply 34 of a potential 68 video games for Inexperienced Bay from 2021 to 2024.
The No. 18 decide of the 2018 draft, Alexander has totaled 292 tackles, 12 interceptions and 70 passes defensed.
ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.