Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon also excels as the team's return specialist, but he's no longer interested in performing double duties

Keisean Nixon wants to be done returning kicks, and not just because the two-time All-Pro return man fumbled the opening kickoff in the Green Bay Packers' playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Nixon, a two-time All-Pro returner, saw fewer opportunities with the new kickoff rules and would like to exclusively play cornerback.

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.

Packers returner Keisean Nixon thought he recovered his own fumble on the opening kickoff of Sunday’s loss to the Eagles.

The Green Bay Packers could not have had a worse start to their much-ballyhooed playoff game against Jalen Hurts and a heavily favored Philadelphia Eagles team.

In a dramatic turn of events during Sunday's wild-card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, the opening kickoff set the stage for

The Green Bay Packers season is over and they will have key decisions to make in the offseason. Their secondary will be an area of focus and Keisean Nixon could be looking for a new role.

Keisean Nixon was an All-Pro kick returner in 2022 and 2023 for the Packers, but that's not how he sees things playing out for him in 2025 and beyond.