Odds for where Jaire Alexander will sign, from bookies.com:

Team Odds Implied Probability (%)
San Francisco 49ers +400 20.0
Las Vegas Raiders +400 20.0
Los Angeles Rams +550 15.4
Miami Dolphins +600 14.3
Philadelphia Eagles +750 11.8
Carolina Panthers +900 10.0
Los Angeles Chargers +1200 7.7
New England Patriots +1500 6.3
Detroit Lions +1500 6.3
The Field +800 11.1

They say the Niners and Raiders have the biggest need at CB and plenty of cap space. The Vikings aren't even on the list.

Would really like to Melton make the jump, love his attitude to do anything to stay relevant!

Yes I agree I am waiting to see what kind of contract JA signs. I do believe it will be a lower contract with heavy incentives. JA has shown us that he is more concerned about JA than the team. He is free to think that way. I only wish him the best.

Rodgers is now married. No one knows to who. I have my guess but I will might put it down here later. Yes a Packers Steelers SB would be fun to watch but I just want the Packers in the SB against anyone.

I like Melton. He is a true player. He is an athlete. Find a way to keep him and get him on the field.

Interesting report that despite releasing Alexander post June 1, the Packers elected to take the entire cap hit for his release in 2025. The Packers have the room in 2025 to do that and still have some space for in-season transactions and it clears up 2026 considerably. The Packers are now $17 million under the 2026 cap rather than $10 million over.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next move is a reworking of Jenkins contract that may add an extension year and some guaranteed money in 2025 and 2026 in exchange for lowering Jenkins 2026 cost to a more reasonable number (currently at $24.8 million).

With the release of Alexander
The Green Bay Packers currently have around
$46 million in cap space for the 2025 season.
(per over the cap)
And since Humphrey is the top paid center at 18 mil.
You can assume they'll over-pay Jenkins.

I'll take the UDFAStackhouse over Cam Young.

Bo Melton at cb is just another reason
why I criticize Gute's drafting.
Hopefully, he finds a quality Free Agent again.

I’m with those of us in the remaining crowd who wish ARod well. Although I would have been less enthusiastic had he signed with an NFC team.
I liked Jaire and wish he would have remained with the Packers—oh well.
Let’s use the new cap space to entice/sign Hendrickson…I know, I know—“it can’t happen” sayeth the doom and gloomers.
Go Packers!!!
…I think Sorrell is going to be a stud.

I agree with Al that the handling of Alexander doesn’t scream urgency. I agree with others that it raises questions about the approach to recruitment at CB. Either Gute sees a couple of significantly under appreciated (by outsiders) talents behind Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine, or he is walking himself well out on a limb at this point.

Champ Bailey and Richard Sherman made the transition from WR to CB. The positions mirror each other. We can dream.

Jenkins holdout has me a bit concerned. I'm fairly certain something will be worked out but one thing that is vitally important to offensive line play is continuity. While Jenkins has been on the line he hasn't been at center and that causes some change, especially with a new left guard.

In the 1980's and '90's offensive linemen routinely held out and these holdouts to my eye affected the offense. What was silly was the Packers offense wasn't all that great but for some reason these guys all felt they were underpaid and the Packers always caved.

I guess this is just more pre-training camp overthinking but it is something to keep an eye on.

For the older ones among us, the right song for Jaire is the outstanding, but melancholy Doors track 'The End' (and I do love my music so I don't say it lightly).
For the younger people here, a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VScSEXRwUqQ
Hope you enjoy it.

Regarding JA, more tongue in cheek would be Pink Floyd with 'Us and Them', also excellent.

I agree about Rodgers. If he stays (relatively) healthy he could get the Steelers into the playoffs.

As for Elgton, it might well be one more year and he is gone. Not a pleasant prospect, but the Packers are always reloading on the O line, so they are in a good position to do as they see fit, whichever way it goes.

We'll need to remember your comments, Al, on where JA settles and the contract details that eventually surface. This is more convoluted than just bottom-line $$ and we have no idea what the Packers were actually offering.

Usually these June signings aren't much to get excited about, but Young is better--not great--than most June pick-ups. The Packers have created some serious competition for the last couple DL spots. You have to expect that Clark and Wyatt are locks. Brooks seems to be someone they really like, and he has DT/DE flexibility. After that, it's looking like a dogpile of Stackhouse, Young, Wooden, and Brinson for the last couple spots, but how many they allocate to run-down DTs will be the question. How they plan to deploy LVN and others (DE/DT flexibility?) makes a difference, too.

Bo at CB? I think it's just summer camp try-outs--they lose nothing by taking a look at this stage, and most summers we hear about cross-training and possible position switches that really don't mean anything in the long run. Melton has to know that his prospects of making a dent in the league are becoming more and more limited--I'd be willing to try, too, but he's a fringe WR and STs gunner. Good luck to him.

Ok I decided to say who I think AR married. I believe he married himself.

Alexander already knows there will be strong resistance from other teams to pay him Packer money.

The Bills were interested in a trade for him but they insisted a rework of the Packer contract for more playing time incentives. Alexander said no.

There may be a team willing to gamble for the oft injured CB, but he has essentially declared to the NFL "no incentivized deal for me based on actually playing football" having nixed 2 offers already from the Packers and the Bills.

He wants more guaranteed money so he gets paid whether he plays or sits. My feeling is the Packers took a hard line for heavy playing time incentives and Alexander stated he "could make more money elsewhere."

Always possible Alexander comes back to the Packers hat in hand if NFL demand for his demands are weak. He doesn't seem the type, though.

I really do wish they could have worked something out with Alexander. They are better with him on the field then without. If they could have came to some sort of restructure I think it would have been better overall for both sides. But Alexander might have just wanted out from the start too.

Bo knows...
I think Bo probably understands that the writing on the wall that is going to be very hard to earn a roster spot at WR. They already had Doubs, Reed, Wicks ahead of him from last year. And they added Golden and WIlliams who are ahead of him as well. That doesn't include Watson who will be back this year. Obviously things can change, but its a loaded room.
So he knows he has to find other ways to be on the roster. I don't have high expectations of him making it as a DB. But, if he could find a way to do a dual role, it improves his chances of making the roster.

Fans are giving too much power to Jaire regarding the danger he will indirectly inflict on GB. Anyone who thinks they can play 35% of the time and be paid 17M is delusional.

I appreciate Al not piling on Rodgers. Yes, he's annoying but he strikes me as a guy who is having difficulty moving on to the next phase in his life. Steve Young : 'He likened Rodgers' situation to being at the "bottom of a cliff" with a "broken sack of bones," needing to find a new way to be great after his NFL career ends. Young emphasized that Rodgers is likely wanting to return to his former greatness and avoid the feeling of not being good at anything else'

So Jenkins wants a bigger contract for making the move to Center because Guards typically make more. Does that mean we know are over paying for the Center position?

IMO he wasn't all that good. Glad he's gone. The guy avoided contact like the plaque. Qbs sure didn't back away throwing his way. Just a big mouth who couldn't back it up with his play. The Packers just got better.

I read through this in amazement, tinged with disappointment. Tea leaves are a thing. Nags & Justice spelled it all out eloquently in their recent review. Some of you who like to only read articles might actually enjoy Aaron & Justice's insights shared.

Seriously, the Packers have been fiscally positioning themselves to "Clean Books," as Arron clearly pointed out. BINGO! "Clean. Take your medicine and move on." I don't think there is a better, more concise and clear description of what just occurred with Jaire Alexander. Bo Melton? I mean, come on!!! He's getting a simple trial at DB with the door being held wide open for him to exit 1265. That writing was on the wall the day Gutekunst signed Mecole Hardman.

CTFB.

Then, Elgton Jenkins? Justice spelled that out much like I've been thinking to a T, knowing how much cap space the Packers cleared - for what I've been guessing was this very purpose: to absorb our biggest, least value cap hits - and moving on. Like Justice, I doubt heavily that Elgton plays another game for the Packers. His time here was great, save for what we witnessed in last year's mail-in. Worst showing in his professional career, and he's expecting likely more than Banks' contract? Seems to be his posture. Not sure why. There's been zero "ascending," with Elgton Jenkins' play of late.

"Clean Books." The Packers have an opportunity to have all of the new OL talent they've acquired over the last 2-4 years gel into a cohesive unit built not only to pass block, but also run block like destroyers. This is a clearing of the deck, allowing for new talents to earn their roles up front, and to be that cohesive unit up front that can be counted upon for years - like many of us have been craving. How does Rasheed Walker get an extension run blocking like he has? TJ Slaton vibes with regards to underachieving on the other side of the ball. Wyatt? Dude needs to bring it.

Gutekunst is cutting bait. Screwing around with underachievers at OL doesn't protect "the franchise" players Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs. Quite the opposite.

Same for many other positions on this Packers team. We're seeing much of the same with the WR and DB Rooms. Good. I've felt for years they required overhauls, and that 1265 was looking too much like a freaking Country Club.

Results matter.

GPG