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Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon eager to keep proving skeptics wrong as he adapts to expanded role

STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
Aug 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025 Updated Sep 1, 2025

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GREEN BAY — 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.

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