Fans of the Green Bay Packers are fortunate. An army of excellent beat writers cover the team, providing in-depth information and access during each and every training camp practice. In this post, we will gather the Infinity Stones of on-site Packers coverage all in one place so finding training camp information on your favorite football team is an easy endeavor this summer.
On Tuesday, the Packers got a highlight play from Tucker Kraft, the returns of several players from injury, the returns of several players to 11-on-11 work, more rotations at cornerback and a few standout individual performances. The headliner, however: Zaire Franklin setting the tone at Packers practice. Green Bay also made a transaction, claiming rookie edge rusher Arden Walker off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings.
A roundup of the practice recaps coming out of Tuesday, Aug. 18:
Five things learned: On the team's tone setters, the Packers getting healthy, the cornerback rotation, play and player of the day candidates and playing time decisions to finish the preseason.
Latest intel, updates: On Tucker Kraft and Zaire Franklin bringing the energy, Matt LaFleur addressing Keisean Nixon's comments, the return of several players to 11-on-11, updates on the offensive line, Trey Smack's performance and Brenton ****** 's big day.

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Green Bay Packers cornerback Kesiean Nixon is battling to hold onto his starting job.
This was supposed to be a quiet, uneventful summer in Green Bay — where most starting jobs seemed settled a month ago.
Or so we thought.
Instead, several positional battles have unfolded. Here's a look at those, and a prediction of how they'll end.
Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine were the starters in 2025. Both could be coming off the bench, or in different uniforms in 2026.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Boosting their cornerback depth was paramount for the Green Bay Packers as they sought roster upgrades after capping a five-game skid to end their 2025 season with a wild-card playoff collapse.
The impact of their moves is evident from the fact that Keisean Nixon, the Packers' top cornerback a year ago, finds himself in a competition to keep his starting spot. Nixon occasionally has worked with the second-team defense in training camp following the Packers' offseason additions of rookie second-round draft pick Brandon Cisse and veteran free agent Benjamin St-Juste.
"I guess I'm being punished right now, I guess, I don't know," Nixon said. "I don't really worry about what I'm running in camp, ones or twos, I just keep my process and just compete — for real."
Nixon, a two-time All-Pro kick returner, earned his first Pro Bowl selection on defense last year as an injury replacement. He is the only cornerback in the NFL to have at least 70 tackles, six passes defensed and an interception in each of the last three seasons.
But that doesn't mean he has anything locked up this year.

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Keisean Nixon had previously been a Pro Bowler as a return specialist. Last year, he made it to the Pro Bowl as a cornerback. This year, the long-time Packer is fighting for a spot in the starting lineup.
Nixon shrugged at the reality on Sunday.
"I don't see myself in no competition," Nixon told reporters on Sunday, via Ryan Wood of USA Today. "I'm coming in here to compete for myself. What they do, and what they choose to do, that's out of my control. I can only control what I can control.
"No, I came from the bottom, so I'm here. I'm Year 8. Since I've been here, I ain't been off the field, and anything they've asked me to do I've played at a high level. . . . I always show up."
On Sunday, coach Matt LaFleur discussed the key factors in the competition.

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Fans of the Green Bay Packers are fortunate. An army of excellent beat writers cover the team, providing in-depth information and access during each and every training camp practice. In this post, we will gather the Infinity Stones of on-site Packers coverage all in one place so finding training camp information on your favorite football team is an easy endeavor this summer.
On Thursday in Green Bay, the big news was the return of Keisean Nixon, and standouts ranged from Matthew Golden to Javon Bullard to Johnathan Baldwin.
A roundup of the training camp practice recaps coming out of Thursday, July 30:
Five things learned, from Jonathan Gannon using safeties to Sean Rhyan long snapping at practice.
Camp insider highlights the return to practice from Keisean Nixon.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon wanted no part of any conversation about his contract situation Thursday.
Each time the topic was broached — three times in all — Nixon simply repeated that he was leaving it up to his agent, Tory Dandy, and Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst.
"I'm here to play ball," Nixon said.
But Nixon did want to make one thing clear: He didn't miss the Packers' first practice of training camp to demonstrate his dissatisfaction with his contract.
"It had nothing to do with that," he said.

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Last season was a rollercoaster for Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon. On one hand, he finished tied for sixth in the NFL in pass defenses with 17. On the other hand, he racked up 11 penalties, the second most among all defensive backs. That volatility becomes less surprising when you remember it was his first season as a full-time outside cornerback.
With his first season as an outside cornerback behind him and a big year ahead, Nixon isn't patting himself on the back but rather hopes to keep growing in his new role while learning from his mistakes.
"I think it helped a lot going over the film and watching the mistakes I made and some of the dumb penalties that I gave up, just not knowing the level of it, what it takes," said Nixon after practice on Thursday. "I feel like I had a really strong year to start it, but definitely ready to prove myself again this year for sure."
Nixon is a rare case of a seven-year veteran who is still learning to play his primary position. The 2019 undrafted free agent has reinvented himself from a special teamer to a nickel corner to an All-Pro kick returner to now being an every-down player at one of the game's premium positions.
The path forward won't get easier for Nixon. As long as he's entrenched as the Packers' No. 1 cornerback, expectations will be high. His focus, though, is in the right places: cleaning up the penalties and developing into a more complete outside corner.

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Here's an interesting question going into training camp: Which Green Bay Packers rookie do you think will have the biggest impact in 2026? To me, there are probably three potential answers.
The first two are fairly similar. If there's any competition in camp for starting roles, it's on the defensive line or at cornerback.
On the defensive line, the **** umption is that Devonte Wyatt will be a starting defensive end in the Packers' new 3-4 defense. Javon Hargrave has played both end and nose tackle in the past, so the question is really which position he will play, rather than if he will start. That third defensive line spot could go to a multitude of candidates, though, including rookie third-round pick Chris McClellan from Missouri.
Cornerback is a similar story where it's **** umed that Keisean Nixon will be a starter (and safety Javon Bullard will be the starter in the slot). The other outside cornerback job should go to one of Carrington Valentine, free agent signing Benjamin St-Juste or rookie second-round pick Brandon Cisse.
The last player I think will be a popular answer is kicker Trey Smack, who the Packers traded up for in the sixth round. Smack had a little bit of an up-and-down spring, but Green Bay thought enough of him to make him the only drafted kicker in the 2026 class and released Brandon McManus shortly after his selection.

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