Lamar Jackson lost a short time to put Jaire Alexander to the test during the training camp.
“He tried to throw me back with ‘D-Hop’ (Deandre Hopkins), so I had to give him a little jazz on this subject,” said Alexander. “I said,” Come on, guy. I know it’s my first day, but it’s still me, you know what I mean? It’s always me. “”
Alexander and Jackson go back – they were teammates in Louisville – and when Alexander joined the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, the two were brought together. The adjustment made sense with Baltimore in search of secondary aid, and the chance to play with Jackson again softened the agreement even more.
Lamar Jackson was the reason
Alexander suggested on Wednesday, he would probably have explored more options if Jackson was not on the Ravens.
“He’s my boy,” he said. “I want to win with him.”
Alexander is the answer to an interesting trivia question: who was the first Louisville player caught in the 2018 draft? Green Bay chose defensive at n ° 18 – 14 places before Baltimore selects Jackson.
It is sure to say that these choices have worked. Alexander spent his first seven seasons with the packers, starting almost all the matches he played. But he treated injuries to his quadriceps, groin and knee last season and only played seven games. In fact, he only exceeded seven games once in the past four seasons.
Green Bay released him with two years to play on his contract. When the ravens came to pick it up, they published video From Jackson greeting him.
“I tried to put it on a melted route with D-Hop,” said Jackson after training on Wednesday. “We were a bit out of the limits, but he’s still this guy. Jaire is still this guy.”
The ravens will hope for obviously.
“We talked about me by playing nickel, he plays around the corner and how I play things. So, it’s exciting, but what I like the most is his loot for the game,” said the Marlon Humphrey corner half. “I think confidence is the greatest key you can have in the corner, and I think you can never have too much confidence.”
Baltimore secondary boost
The secondary of Baltimore includes a veteran in Humphrey, plus a recent trio of first round – Kyle Hamilton, fourth year of security, the second -year corner of the Nate Wiggins and recruit security Malachi Starks.
“I love secondary. I love the potential we have,” said Alexander. “I love watching Marlon play. I love being with him. I thought I was weird, but I don’t know, he could (have) fight.”
Humphrey was asked about this assertion.
“We make the elevator early in the morning at 6 am, it is about eight of us, and he says:” guy, I need a speaker here as hard as possible, “said Humphrey. “We are not similar to this aspect at 6 am, but he is a cool guy. We are both, I would say, on a little on the strange side, but we are doing really well.”
Baltimore lost the Brandon Stephens corner half during the offseason, and the Ar’darius Washington security fell with a torn Achilles tendon.
Alexander brings a lot of experience to the group and seems to be integrated – in his own way.
“As I said, he wants music to be energized. He said:” I need a speaker here “,” said Humphrey. “I said to myself:” We have them on the ceiling. “He said:” No, I need the boombox directly here, directly in my ear “, and I say to myself:” very well, it’s different “.
