Green Bay Packers re-sign Keisean Nixon on three-year deal

After a surprisingly impressive run to the playoffs, to some, in the first year with Jordan Love at starting quarterback, the Green Bay Packers are looking to build off of that momentum in the 2024 free agency.

Although contracts cannot be officially signed until March 13 at 3 PM CT, Green Bay has already made a number of moves in order to bolster the roster and build off of their momentum from last season. On Tuesday, NFL insider Ian Rapoport revealed that Green Bay is bringing back one of the all-pro talents on a team-friendly three-year deal.

“The #Packers are bringing back their All-Pro returner, signing Keisean Nixon back to a 3-year, $18M deal that can go to $19.2M max. One of their priorities,” said Rapoport via X.

Nixon has been a Jack of all trades for Green Bay since joining the team in 2022. He is primarily used as a slot corner on defense, but he earned his new deal as a returner and earned back-to-back first-team all-pro honors in 2022 and 2023. Nixon has returned 65 kickoffs for Green Bay over the last two seasons, tallying 1791 yards with one kickoff return for a touchdown. That kickoff return was in the 2022 season, and it was the longest kickoff return of the season.

As a slot corner, during his two years with the Packers, Nixon recorded 103 total tackles, 77 solo, eight passes defended, four tackles for loss, and two interceptions.

More on the 2024 NFL offseason, free agency

The NFL 2024 calendar year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. At that time, contracts running through 2023 officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 5. Beginning March 11 through March 13 teams can enter into a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.

In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 19 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 24, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. Following the restricted free agent deadline comes the 2024 NFL Draft, which runs from April 25-27.

More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents

Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match, that round’s pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.