GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s Keisean Nixon always believed he could be an effective lead cornerback for an NFL team and looked forward to the chance to prove it.

He’s making the most of that opportunity.

“I always knew what I could do,” Nixon said Thursday after earning a game ball for his performance in the Packers’ 27-18 victory over the Washington Commanders. “Just like I said, I just needed the stage to do it. I get my opps, the ball’s coming out more now that I play outside. Now I can really play my game and do what I want to do.”

Nixon, a two-time All-Pro kick returner, was known mainly for his special-teams prowess for most of his career. He continued his emergence as a force on defense by collecting a career-high five passes defensed.

“He did a hell of a job,” Packe

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