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Cornerback Jaire Alexander told the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday that he's stepping away from football to reset physically and mentally before deciding on his future, Jay Glazer reported for Fox Sports.

Alexander wasn't active for the Eagles during their 10-7 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, where the Louisville product called home the first seven seasons of his NFL career.

The Eagles gave up a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 1 in exchange for Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round pick.

Alexander signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Ravens in June. At the time, it was reported he could earn up to $2 million more in incentives, but he played in only two games for Baltimore this season. He was a healthy scratch five times, but injuries were his issue the tail end of his Packers tenure, which notably included a pair of All-Pro seasons.

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A day after ESPN's Rich Cimini reported that standout New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson is expected to miss at least three to four weeks with a sprained knee, head coach Aaron Glenn raised eyebrows at the podium again.

"I'm going to pass on talking about injuries since Rich," Glenn said Tuesday during a Week 11 news conference before pointing and then adding, "oh, he's not here ... has all the answers. 

"So you guys can get all the injuries from Rich."

Toward the end of the news conference, a reporter asked Glenn if Wilson is a candidate for injured reserve, placement on which would require the 2022 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year to sit out a minimum of four games. Cimini's report Monday included that Wilson isn't expected to need surgery.

"Ask Rich," Glenn said, pointing in the same direction as before.

The reporter responded, "I'm asking you."

Glenn came back with, "Well, I'm telling you to ask Rich."

When the reporter said that Cimini wasn't there, Glenn said, "Well, you better call him."

Another reporter chimed in: "AG, no disrespect to you or Rich, but we want to hear from you."

"You guys have been hearing from me, but now since we're just reporting stuff that I haven't said, then maybe you should ask him," Glenn said.

This isn't the first time this season the first-time head coach has butted heads with the media. Glenn previously refused to name a starting quarterback leading up to a Week 8 game against the Cincinnati Bengals after benching Justin Fields during a 13-6 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 7.

"I can't tell you that," Glenn said the Friday before the game, when asked if he could divulge who his QB1 would be on the road against the Bengals.

Believing that withholding that information would give the Jets a competitive advantage, Glenn didn't budge on the matter. Fields ultimately got the start, as his backup, Tyrod Taylor, was ruled out with a knee injury.

Earlier in the week at the NFL's annual fall owners meeting, Jets owner Woody Johnson slammed the play of Fields. The 2021 first rounder bounced back against the Bengals, though, helping New York pull out a 39-38 win in Cincinnati.

Fields' passing limitations showed up again last week against the Cleveland Browns, but, in large part thanks to kickoff and punt return touchdowns, the Jets prevailed and now have a chance to string together a three-game win streak Thursday versus the red-hot New England Patriots.

"I don't care if it's three games. I don't care if it's one game. We just want to win," Glenn said Tuesday. "And the more you win, the more confidence you get as players, the more confidence you get as a team — and that's the only thing that we care about."