Former New York Giants safety Brent Alexander still wants to play in the NFL, even though the team said last week that he retired. Jim Solano, Alexander's agent, said the mix-up happened when Alexander hinted he was considering retirement after it became clear the Giants were going to release him. Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi made the announcement at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on Saturday. The team released Alexander three days later. "I think when he said he was leaning toward retirement, they assumed he was going to retire," Solano said Wednesday. "They just ran with it before he had a chance to talk to me. We're not upset about it. We're appreciative of the fact that they were good enough to make the change now, rather than have him go through offseason workouts and training camp before cutting him."