The Inexperienced Bay Packers have suspended cornerback Jaire Alexander, the staff introduced Wednesday, for conduct detrimental to the staff after he almost value the Packers possession throughout a pregame coin toss for Sunday’s 33-30 win over the Carolina Panthers — a coin toss that wasn’t Alexander. Meant to be part of.
The coin toss is for staff captains and Alexander is just not one for the Packers. Nevertheless, he went out for the Packers’ coin toss — with out consulting head coach Matt LaFleur — and gained. As a substitute of claiming the Packers wish to maintain off till the second half, he mentioned the Packers wish to begin on protection.
“I mentioned, ‘I would like our protection to be there,’ they usually all checked out me like I used to be loopy,” Alexander mentioned after Sunday’s sport. “I imply what I mentioned could be very easy, like I would like the protection to be there. They are saying, ‘You imply delay?’ And I say, ‘Sure, I feel so.’”
Fortuitously for Alexander, referee Alex Kemp defined Alexander’s resolution. Nevertheless, issues may have gone otherwise because the referees may have given the ball to the Panthers to start out halftime.
“The choice to droop a participant isn’t straightforward, and we don’t make it calmly,” Packers normal supervisor Brian Gutekunst mentioned.
“Sadly, Guyer’s actions previous to the sport in Carolina led to this transfer being made. As a corporation, we now have an expectation that everybody will put the staff first. Whereas we’re dissatisfied, we had a very good dialog with Guyer this morning and we absolutely anticipate that he has to study from That is as we transfer ahead collectively. We stay up for welcoming him again subsequent week as he is a vital member of this staff and can proceed to be so sooner or later.”
Alexander, a Charlotte native, was enjoying for the primary time in six video games resulting from a shoulder damage. Now, he’ll miss a pivotal Sunday Evening Soccer sport because the Packers journey to play the Minnesota Vikings.
Each groups are 7-8 this season and may solely make the NFC Wild Card playoffs because the Detroit Lions (11-4) clinched the NFC North with a win Sunday over the Vikings.
Each groups are one sport away from the ultimate NFC Wild Card spot with the Vikings clinging to the eighth seed and the Packers holding the tenth seed — the Atlanta Falcons sandwiched between the 2.
Alexander is scheduled to return to take part within the Packers’ season finale towards their arch-rival Chicago Bears (6-9).