Packers' Keisean Nixon Recalls Aaron Rodgers Helping Him When He Came To Green Bay

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The twelvemonth was 2022, and cornerback Keisean Nixon was a caller look pinch nan Packers—he'd signed pinch Green Bay connected March 26 aft 3 years pinch nan Raiders. To perceive nan South Carolina merchandise show it, he was having a difficult clip adjusting to life successful Wisconsin.

"I did not wanna travel here. I hated it present erstwhile I first sewage present and I utilized to conscionable beryllium kinda miserable—just wasn't comfortable, conscionable trying to get to cognize guys and worldly for illustration that," Nixon said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.

Enter then-Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers, who Nixon will look arsenic an force Sunday erstwhile Green Bay plays nan Steelers. Nixon said that Rodgers took nan inaugural to make him consciousness invited successful '22.

"Aaron utilized to ever beryllium like, 'Why you truthful huffy and angry?' and made maine springiness him a hug and past it was for illustration a thing," Nixon said. "But our narration grew complete time. We still talk and pass and worldly for illustration that, but I admit him always."

Nixon went connected to 2 All-Pro teams arsenic a footwear returner successful '22 (Rodgers's past play pinch Green Bay) and 2023, successful summation to changeless productivity connected defense.

While Rodgers whitethorn person his detractors, Nixon is not 1 of them.

"I ne'er knowledgeable [arrogance] pinch Aaron. It was ever bully vibes," Nixon said, via squad writer Weston Hodkiewicz. "He ever lifted players up. I retrieve erstwhile I was benignant of going done a slump early connected successful that year, I wasn’t playing that much. He was conscionable telling me, ‘It’s gonna come. Just beryllium ready.’"

The Packers will look nan Steelers connected Sunday Night Football.