Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander. Samantha Madar / USA TODAY NETWORK

Matt LaFleur: Jaire Alexander day-to-day with groin injury

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated 9/28/22

The Green Bay Packers were without a critical part of the secondary for most of their Week 3 contest. Cornerback Jaire Alexander suffered a groin injury in the first quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After the game, Alexander thought the injury was minor enough that he wouldn’t miss much of the schedule.

Per multiple reports, Alexander was seen practicing with the Packers Wednesday.

#Packers CB Jaire Alexander took part in practice warmups and appears like he’ll take part in the jog-through. Bakhtiari doing warmups and Elgton Jenkins riding the bike ( part of his routine). Caleb Jones not practicing.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) September 28, 2022

That’s good news for the Packers, who could use his skills as an advantage over an opposing offense that will likely be without its starting quarterback, Mac Jones. In only his third start since the 2017 season, Patriots backup quarterback Brian Hoyer would be tasked with facing one of the league’s best cornerbacks.

Head coach Matt LaFleur addressed the media on Wednesday about their star cornerback's availability in Week 4. LaFleur gave a cryptic update about whether Alexander would play against the Patriots. According to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, LaFleur said Alexander’s status was day-to-day.

Jaire Alexander is day-to-day, LaFleur says. He suffered a groin injury on the first drive of Sunday’s game.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 28, 2022

Day-to-day isn’t a confirmed start against the Patriots. But that statement and Alexander’s participation at practice and earlier comments indicate he has a good chance to play in Week 4. The injury report later in the week will be something to keep an eye out for.

This article first appeared on WI Sports Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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