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PFN Urges the 49ers to Sign Free Agent Cornerback Jaire Alexander

The 49ers might not be done making moves this offseason.
Grant Cohn|
Oct 13, 2024; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Oct 13, 2024; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

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The 49ers might not be done making moves this offseason.

They didn't do much during the first wave of free agency because they want compensatory picks in the future. But they recently signed Andre Dillard and Ross Dwelley plus they traded for Bryce Huff.

And now, Pro Football Network says the 49ers should sign veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander who just got released by the Green Bay Packers.

"The 49ers lost several defensive starters this offseason, including three corners from their 2024 rotation," writes PFN's Cameron Sheath. "Charvarius Ward, Isaac Yiadom, and Rock Ya-Sin combined for 42 appearances and 17 starts last season and are all now on new teams.

"Right now, San Francisco is expected to start Deommodore Lenoir and second-year player Renardo Green in September. While that duo is promising, the loss of depth is significant.

"Lenoir has turned into a strong slot corner, but could be forced to play outside unless reinforcements arrive. Western Kentucky product Upton Stout was drafted in Round 3, though he’ll face a steep learning curve.

"Alexander could stabilize the group. He’d allow Lenoir to stay inside, give Stout time to develop, and help the 49ers reset after their defensive overhaul."

Sheath makes lots of good points. After Lenoir and Green, the 49ers don't have a cornerback they can count on to play at a high level. Even Green is question mark considering he has seven career starts and recently struggled during OTAs.

Alexander would be a worthwhile flyer if he's cheap, which he is. The 49ers should give him a shot.

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Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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