GREEN BAY — Jaire Alexander took pride in the way his fellow Green Bay Packers cornerbacks thrived without him last season.
Now that Alexander is back from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for most of the 2021 regular season, he is eager to play alongside Eric Stokes and Rasul Douglas as part of a secondary that could rank among the NFL's best.
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