In what is certainly just a coincidence, the Green Bay Packers signed an All-American kickoff returner just a day after All-Pro Keisean Nixon said he no longer wants to return kickoffs.
Nixon, a two-time All-Pro returner, saw fewer opportunities with the new kickoff rules and would like to exclusively play cornerback.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon sounded off on his role with the team following their wild-card exit in the NFL playoffs.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon also excels as the team's return specialist, but he's no longer interested in performing double duties
Jaire Alexander has been the Packers' No. 1 cornerback, but injuries have limited his availability. He played in only 14 of a possible 34 regular-season games the past two seasons. He did not play after Week 11 this season and finished on injured reserve because of a knee injury.
Sunday's wild-card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers got off to a surprising start. Referees ruled that Packers defensive back Keisean Nixon fumbled the opening kickoff. The Eagles recovered the ball and quickly took advantage of the short field.
It took some fans back that Green Bay Packers star Keisean Nixon said he didn’t want to return kicks anymore and be a full-time cornerback. After the Packers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wildcard round of the NFL Playoffs,
One day after the Green Bay Packers’ season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Keisean Nixon made clear his ambitions for 2025. After mak
The Packers got off to a nightmare start when Keisean Nixon fumbled the opening kickoff after taking a huge hit by Philadelphia's Oren Burks. Three plays later the Eagles scored a touchdown and seized control early at home. Nixon spoke Monday about the costly fumble and had a rather honest admission about that big hit by Burks.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Kaisean Nixon is not very happy with the referees in Sunday's lost to the Philadelphia Eagles
GREEN BAY — If Jaire Alexander has played his final snap with the Green Bay Packers — and none other than the former All-Pro cornerback himself suggested as much in an exchange with reporters Monday — then there’s already one in-house candidate to replace him: