GREEN BAY — Jaire Alexander and the Green Bay Packers are keeping hope alive the All-Pro cornerback’s injured right shoulder can heal without surgery and he can return to the lineup at some point this season.
"It's just one of those things we're going to let heal and see where it's at down the line before making that determination," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Friday after the team’s medical staff had conferred with multiple specialists on how to proceed — and if surgery could be avoided. "But we're hopeful that it'll heal the right way and he'll be back with us in a matter of weeks.