Jaire Alexander Trade Grades: Eagles Add Depth, But Fit Questions Linger

The Eagles and Ravens executed a uncommon Saturday woody days earlier nan NFL waste and acquisition deadline. 

Two-time Pro Bowl Cornerback Jaire Alexander will beryllium playing for his 3rd squad successful nan past twelvemonth after Baltimore sent him and a 2027 seventh-round pick to Philadelphia successful speech for a sixth-round prime adjacent year. 

Alexander will get a caller commencement aft a little tumultuous stint pinch nan Ravens, who signed nan erstwhile Packers standout to a one-year woody worthy up to $6 million, including $2 cardinal successful incentives. 

The Eagles and Ravens person been 2 of nan astir progressive teams up of nan Nov. 4 waste and acquisition deadline. Here are nan grades for nan latest waste and acquisition involving these 2 teams. 

Philadelphia (6–2) has revamped its secondary, adding Alexander a fewer days aft executing a waste and acquisition pinch nan Jets for Michael Carter II. 

Alexander will apt beryllium a extent portion for nan defending Super Bowl champions, giving protect coordinator Vic Fangio much elasticity pinch nan rotation successful nan secondary. Fangio has mentioned nan thought of moving second-year standout Cooper DeJean from wrong to an extracurricular area spot to brace him pinch Quinyon Mitchell, which now appears much apt pinch nan summation of Carter, who has thrived arsenic a slot cornerback. 

But it’s chartless wherever Alexander will fresh pinch nan abrupt extent successful nan backmost extremity of nan Eagles’ defense—a bully problem to person for a passing defense that has been up and down astir of this season. Perhaps he could eat into nan snaps of nan struggling Adoree’ Jackson, but Alexander grounded to make a domiciled for himself successful Baltimore. The 28-year-old only played successful 2 games pinch nan Ravens and was a patient scratch nan past 3 games. 

With nan Eagles connected a bye week, Alexander’s first crippled pinch his caller squad will apt beryllium connected Nov. 10 successful Green Bay, wherever nan 2018 first-round prime played nan first 7 seasons of his career. 

Grade: B- 

Ravens 

Baltimore (3–5) didn’t person overmuch of a request for Alexander aft nan caller unit changes drastically improved nan secondary successful nan past 2 games. 

Safety Alohi Gilman has fixed this squad a spark after arriving successful a waste and acquisition pinch nan Chargers earlier this month. Baltimore sent separator rusher Odafe Oweh to Los Angeles. Also, Baltimore gained a 2026 fifth-round prime from Los Angeles  and relinquished a early seventh-round pick. 

It didn’t activity retired pinch Alexander, but nan Ravens astatine slightest improved a Day 3 draught prime for nan short and rocky narration pinch nan erstwhile All-Pro cornerback. Somehow nan Ravens improved their secondary without having to springiness up overmuch draught superior and successful a measurement came retired connected nan amended extremity pinch nan 5th rounder from L.A.

This Baltimore defense astir apt won’t look backmost now pinch a patient Kyle Hamilton and a much-improved defense that has been pivotal during this two-game winning streak. 

Grade: A

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