The Green Bay Packers are getting back cornerback Keisean Nixon ahead of Sunday’s practice.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Nixon would come off the non-football injury list and be available for practice on Sunday.
“He’s a guy we’re excited to get back, and hopefully he can pick up where he left off (in the offseason workout program,” LaFleur said.
Nixon (5-10, 200) arrived in Green Bay as a free-agent signing from the Las Vegas Raiders. While still in the mix for a backup job at cornerback and a key spot on special teams, he missed the first nine practices with a groin injury and will only now be making his training camp debut on Sunday.
Nixon, an undrafted free agent from South Carolina, made 38 tackles over 40 games and three seasons (2019-21) with the Raiders. He led the team with nine special teams tackles as a rookie in 2019 and finished his career in Las Vegas with 18 total special teams tackles.
LaFleur thinks Nixon has the versatility to play perimeter cornerback and in the slot.
Nixon’s experience with special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia should give him a strong opportunity to make the 53-man roster at cornerback, although it will interesting to see how quickly Nixon is thrown into the first-team special teams groups at Packers practice.
Outside linebacker Randy Ramsey, who sat out Family Night with an ankle injury, will also return to practice on Sunday.
