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Why NFL’s Jaire Alexander Stepped Away From Football at Age 28

Former NFL player Jaire Alexander is pulling back the curtain on his decision to step back from football at age 28. In an emotional essay for The Players’ Tribune, published on Wednesday, May 13, Alexander, now 29, recalled being traded from the Green Bay Packers to the Baltimore Ravens and facing off against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills while recovering from a knee injury. That game, Alexander said, was “brutal.” “Following that Bills game opening weekend, that was the first time in my life where it’s ever crossed my mind like, I don’t know if I can continue to play football anymore,” he...