Ravens, cornerback Jaire Alexander agree to 1-year deal

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The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a deal with veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander, bolstering a position where they lacked depth and reuniting the ex-Green Bay Packer with his close friend and former Louisville teammate, Lamar Jackson. The deal is for one year and could be worth up to $6 million due to incentives, per a team source.

Got him 😈 pic.twitter.com/2zCWbb344g

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 18, 2025

The Packers released Alexander, 28, last week after the two sides couldn’t agree to a restructured contract. It ended his seven-season run with the NFC team that included Alexander making two Pro Bowl teams and becoming the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history in 2022 before injuries derailed his career. Alexander has missed 20 games over the past two seasons.

The Ravens were widely expected to be in the mix for Alexander. The team’s decision-makers are fond of saying that you can never have enough quality cornerbacks, and Baltimore had question marks behind starters Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins. Offseason free-agent signing Chidobe Awuzie was the projected No. 3 corner, but he’s 30 and coming off a season in which he played eight games, one more than Alexander.

Alexander will need to show that he’s healthy and his game hasn’t been overly impacted by the litany of injuries he’s dealt with over the past two seasons. In his last healthy season in 2022, he had five interceptions and 14 pass breakups and made the Pro Bowl.

It would be quite optimistic for the Ravens to expect that production. But having another quality cover option and more experience at the position is a positive development for the Ravens, who lost three veteran corners (Brandon Stephens, Tre’Davious White and Arthur Maulet) from last year’s defense.

.@Lj_era8 had to be the first to welcome Jaire 💜 pic.twitter.com/QBOcJsrQ1u

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 18, 2025

This is a typical move by general manager Eric DeCosta and the Ravens, who have found success signing high-profile veterans at modest prices late in the offseason and having them become key contributors. It was believed that Baltimore would at least kick the tires on Alexander — the Ravens have long admired him as a player — but it wasn’t clear if the team’s offer would be competitive with other suitors. Baltimore is relatively tight against the cap.

The Ravens’ status as perennial contenders and as a place where veteran players have thrived late in their careers surely helped their cause. Jackson’s presence — he and Alexander were first-round picks in 2018 — probably did as well. And maybe it factored that the Ravens have the Packers and a game at Lambeau Field on their schedule for late December.

With Alexander on board, the Ravens have the makings of a secondary that could be one of the league’s best. Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who hired former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano this offseason to lead the secondary, can start Alexander and Wiggins, a 2024 first-round pick, on the outside and use Humphrey inside, where he’s probably better at this stage of his career. Kyle Hamilton and Malaki Starks, a pair of first-round safeties, will back the group.

Awuzie, T.J. Tampa (2024 fourth-round pick), Jalyn Armour-Davis (2022 fourth-round pick) and rookie sixth-rounders Robert Longerbeam and Bilhal Kone will provide cornerback depth.

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