Jaire Alexander has signed with the Baltimore Ravens less than two weeks after the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback was released by the Green Bay Packers.

The Ravens posted a video on Wednesday of star quarterback Lamar Jackson enthusiastically greeting Alexander after he signed with the two-time defending AFC North champions. Jackson and Alexander were teammates at Louisville.

ESPN reported that the 28-year-old Alexander was getting a one-year deal with a base value of $4 million and another $2 million in incentives.

Ravens excited about Alexander's addition

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson publicly pleaded on Tuesday for the team to "go get" and sign Alexander.

The next day, Alexander had a pen in his hand and was at the Ravens' training facility in Owings Mills. He did not practice on Wednesday, the final day of the Ravens' two-day mandatory mini-camp.

The Ravens will return for training camp in July.

Defensive backs Kyle Hamilton and Marlon Humphrey are excited about the addition of Alexander. He is now the sixth Ravens defensive player on this year's roster to have earned All-Pro honors.

"Just add a guy like that into a room, not only his play, but his energy, his charisma, his leadership, and ball knowledge, it's going to be great to have him in the room," Hamilton said. "[I'm] excited to get him acclimated and everything, and he seems super eager to get in the playbook and stuff. So, I think we're all excited to have him going into [training] camp." 

"I think he'll fit in well. I don't think it's hard to fit in here," Humphrey said. "It's a very easy place to fit in with the team camaraderie. One of the first questions he asked was, 'Do you guys hang out?' which is always a great thing, so the culture, the chemistry ... I wanted him to put on some cleats today and get out there, but obviously, he just got off the plane. I'm super excited to add him. I think he'll mesh really well with the team, and it'll be a good secondary." 

Emerging as a top cornerback

The Packers released Alexander on June 9, ending a seven-year run in which he emerged as one of the NFL's top cornerbacks before injuries limited his availability.

Alexander's future with the Packers was the subject of much speculation throughout the offseason because of his hefty contract and recent injury history. He is a two-time NFL Pro Bowl performer.

Alexander, who has 12 interceptions, had two years remaining on the four-year, $84 million contract extension he signed in May 2022. His best season was in 2022 when he picked off five passes.

Former first-round draft pick

A first-round draft pick by Green Bay in 2018, Alexander missed two games early last season with injuries to his quadriceps and groin. He then missed a Nov. 3 loss to Detroit with a knee injury, returned to play 10 snaps in the Packers' next game against Chicago and then was out for the rest of the season

The games he missed were because of injury with one exception. Alexander was suspended for a late-season game in 2023 because of conduct detrimental to the team after he appointed himself captain and participated in the coin toss for a Christmas Eve win at Carolina, his hometown.