another key player hitting free agency this offseason and that is cornerbackย Keisean Nixon.ย He started a lot of games this season in place of cornerback Jaire Alexander due to injury. Nixon was very helpful on special teams for the Packers this season and was named first-team all-pro for the second consecutive season on special teams as a kickoff returner.Special teams in the NFL is very important. It is one of the three key phases in the game. When Nixon was named to the All-Pro team for the second consecutive season, he toldย Wes Hodkiewiczย of Packers.com by saying:It always starts with the return unit but for me, my accomplishment, it showed my work.Last year was the first time me every doing it. And (I made) All Pro. First full year, I thought I was going to get the same opps as last year and it was nowhere near it. But I still managed to have a good year. It was a blessing man. Iโ€™m happy.โ€He had a total of 782 total yards on kickoff returns and he led the league in back-to-back seasons with it. The last person on the Green Bay Packers to accomplish this was Al Carmichael in 1956-1957.

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