The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... Alexander has required "multiple" surgeries on his right knee because of infection after undergoing a second reconstruction of his ACL in January, a source told FOX Sports 1. This setback has cast doubt upon whether Alexander -- a pending unrestricted free agent -- will be able to play in 2014.

Diehards Line: Having undergone his initial ACL surgery last August following a preseason injury, Alexander suffered complications that required him to undergo a second reconstruction. Infection followed that forced Alexander to receive intensive antibiotic treatment as well as the subsequent surgeries, the source said. Alexander, 25, already had undergone five surgeries on his left knee dating back to before he entered the NFL in 2010. We'll follow up as needed.