Too much was talked about by Lions' players ahead of the Packers games and after Green Bay lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild card round, but ultimately the Lions were also one-and-done in the playoffs,
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.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon took a shot at the Detroit Lions after their season-ending loss in the divisional round.
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 also excels as the team's return specialist, but he's no longer interested in performing double duties
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.
Nixon's flexibility has been critical for the Packers' fifth-ranked defense, which finished the regular season with 17 interceptions (third in the NFL) and 31 takeaways (tied for fourth).
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,
Packers CB Keisean Nixon doesn’t want to return kicks next season after experiencing the new rules for the first time this year. “I don’t really want to do it no more,” Nixon told Matt Scheneidman.
After making 65 kick return attempts over the past two seasons combined, the Packers defensive back and return specialist had made just 18 returns during the 2024 season.