Keisean Nixon named AP All-Pro first team kick returner
Nixon's 26.1-yards per return was the highest among qualifying returners.
By PackerAaron
For the second consecutive season, Keisean Nixon has been named to the Associated Press first team All Pro team as the kick returner.
The fifth-year veteran is the fourth kick returner to receive the AP honor in back-to-back years, joining Cordarrelle Patterson, Devin Hester and Mel Gray.
In finishing with a league-leading 782 yards on kickoff returns, Nixon became just the second player in team history to lead the NFL in kickoff return yards in back-to-back seasons (Al Carmichael, 1956-57).
🧀26.1 yards per return: BEST IN THE NFL pic.twitter.com/XxywIsUAD4
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Comments (9)
calabasa
January 12, 2024 at 11:32 am
Let’s see you take it to the house on Sunday! Some special teams specialness would be a big help. 
crayzpackfan
January 12, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Not knocking him, but he's probably one of 2-3 other returners in the NFL that actually runs out of the end zone or from anywhere anymore with the new rules. Even though he's only returning it to the 18-25 yard line, he's racking up yards where everyone else is taking a knee or fair catching it. Is he good? yup. Are his return yard stats padded? Yup.
SJPack
January 12, 2024 at 04:42 pm
Packers last in average starting position after kickoff at 22.8 yard-line. Take the automatice 25 yard line, no penalties, fumbles, injuries. Coaching fail.
Bitternotsour
January 12, 2024 at 04:52 pm
and there you have it. fair catch or let it go. no penalties, no fumbles, no drama. 1st and ten at the 25.
Tundraboy
January 12, 2024 at 04:57 pm
Hmm. Gain 26 with some killer fumbles or fair catch and average 25?
Leatherhead
January 13, 2024 at 09:05 am
Not just the fumbles. The penalties and injuries , too.
13TimeChamps
January 12, 2024 at 05:21 pm
"...league-leading 782 yards on kickoff returns....26.1average KO return"
Talk about meaningless/misleading stats. So bringing a KO out from 7-8 yards deep in the endzone and returning it 26 yards while risking a turnover, penalty or injury, as opposed to a guarantee start at the 25, is a good thing that deserves All Pro honors?
I guess they had to give the award to somebody. Congrats Keisean.
Tundraboy
January 12, 2024 at 08:32 pm
Join the down vote club for just pointing out the obvious.
Matt
January 13, 2024 at 03:26 am
I feel the same like you - let the ball go out or make a fair catch and sometimes we'd be much better without the risk. But we must remember that he was named the best returner. It is not about if he should make a fair catch or not but about how he returns the ball and the fact is he is as confident and dangerous as any other. Often I see the argument that 26.1 it's not the stat deserving All-Pro or any honors because starting the run deep is worse than typical 25 yd line. May be but look at the stats of other returners with many returns. Max avg on 15+ (and Nixon has 30) returns is 27.2 - is that that much of a difference in starting position? In your optics still not worth the risk comparing to fair catch.