Pros and cons to the Eagles possibly signing Jaire Alexander

Pro: Fills a role as the enforcer in the secondary

C.J Gardner-Johnson played a pivotal role in the back end of Philadelphia's defense last year. The mischievous safety was good at getting under the opponent's skin with smack talk and physical play, but the Eagles' secondary is missing that element with CJGJ moving on to the Houston Texans. 

Alexander is a famously confident cornerback who loves to irritate opposing wide receivers. It's always a bonus to have an enforcer in the secondary, and Alexander could fill that role nicely. 

Con: Could stunt the development of young cornerbacks

The Eagles take pride in their ability to develop young players—especially ones taken in the later rounds of the NFL draft—and give them an opportunity to start when their time comes. That's the case this year with Ringo, who's played well on special teams for two seasons but hasn't seen much time at cornerback. Philadelphia believes in Ringo's upside as a fourth-round pick out of Georgia, and this could be his chance to step up with Slay leaving town. 

Signing Alexander would send Ringo back to the bench for another year, which could stunt his development and lead him to another team when his first contract runs out.