Too much was talked about by Lions' players ahead of the Packers games and after Green Bay lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild card round, but ultimately the Lions were also one-and-done in ...

The problem, as was the problem for all kick returners in the NFL this season, was that he got far fewer opportunities thanks to the new kickoff rules. As such, it sounds like Nixon wants to get ...

At Arizona Western. At the University of South Carolina. In the NFL with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders. Even as Nixon's special-teams star began to rise after signing with the Green Bay Packers in ...

Still, it's hard to overlook his skills as a returner. Nixon was named first-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2023 after leading the NFL in kick return yards in both seasons. This year, he ranked sixth in ...

Nixon received first-team All-Pro recognition for his return abilities in both 2022 and 2023, but he found less success in the first year of the NFL’s new kickoff rules in 2024. While he ...

GO DEEPER What are new NFL kickoff rules and how do they work? “I’m kind of over it,” Nixon said at locker cleanout on Monday after the Packers’ playoff loss to the Eagles on Sunday.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon has interviewed for the same position with the Houston Texans, ...