Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander has missed three of the last four games and is now questionable to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after suffering a mysterious back injury that has lingered for over a month.
While coach Matt LaFleur provided no extra details regarding the injury on Friday, Alexander was willing to shed some light on how the injury happened during a late September practice.
Per Paul Bretl of Packers Wire, Alexander and third-string quarterback Alex McGough — who is on the practice squad but doubles as a tight end on the scout team — collided mid-air during a practice snap in the lead-up to the Packers’ Week 3 showdown with the New Orleans Saints.
“We collided in midair, honestly,” Alexander said. “I don’t know how the third string QB and the starting corner collide, but hey, no one did nothing wrong, I should say. It’s his fault though.”
Alexander missed back-to-back games against the Saints and Detroit Lions, fought through pain to return and face former Packers receiver Davante Adams in Week 5 and then dealt with a flare up coming out of the bye last week and missed a third game in five weeks against the Denver Broncos.
“What I got going on is not like a regular type of thing. But I’m also not going to speak about it with y’all. It’s just something I’ve got to manage,” Alexander said.
LaFleur said Alexander will be a game-time decision Sunday. Alexander said the plan is to play but it will depend on how he feels come Sunday morning.
“Yeah, pretty much. Get moving around and see how everything feels,” Alexander said. “But that’s the plan.”
The Vikings will be without All-Pro Justin Jefferson on Sunday, but first-round pick Jordan Addison has a touchdown in five of his first seven NFL games and is coming off a seven-catch, 123-yard performance against the San Francisco 49ers last week.
