GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay’s Keisean Nixon has heard the criticism about how the Packers’ pass coverage could struggle without departed two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander.

Nixon takes those words in stride. He notes that he’s been doubted ever since arriving in the NFL in 2019 as an undrafted free agent from South Carolina.

Even as he developed into a two-time All-Pro kick returner, Nixon remembered getting labeled as merely a special-teams guy or later as a nickelback. Nixon then played primarily cornerback in 2024 while stepping in for the injured Alexander, who played just seven games last season before getting released in June and eventually signing with the Baltimore Ravens.

Alexander’s exit means Nixon enters the season as the Packers’ likely No. 1 cornerback. He’s

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