The Green Bay Packers didn’t just bring back Keisean Nixon for his kick-returning abilities. The team also sees him as a starter on defense to open 2023.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Nixon, who signed a one-year deal to return to the Packers, will go into the season as the expected starter at nickel – or slot – cornerback.
“Day 1, he’s going to be our nickel,” LaFleur said at the NFL Annual Meetings. “We’re going to give him every opportunity to earn that position, just like we do every guy, but Day 1, he will be our nickel, and it will be up to him to make sure he owns that position over the course of the season.