{
  "id": 294029,
  "title": "Packers Fans Savagely Roast Top CB After He Got Badly Burned in Practice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/packers-fans-savagely-roast-top-cb-after-he-got-badly-burned-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T03:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/packers-fans-savagely-roast-top-cb-after-he-got-badly-burned-in-practice-12299687"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent video footage of Green Bay Packers practice has sparked a fiery debate among fans regarding the team's top cornerback candidate, Keisean Nixon. In the clip, posted to social media by ESPN's Rob Demovsky, Nixon is seen attempting to take down 23-year-old Matthew Golden near the line of scrimmage. However, Golden quickly evaded his attempts, breaking free of several hand grabs, creating separation, and snagging a deep over-the-shoulder pass to the sideline.\n\nThe video, which garnered over 64,000 views and 1,200 likes on X within a short span of time, has elicited strong reactions from Packers supporters. Many expressed grave concerns about Nixon's abilities and questioned the team's decision to make him their presumptive No. 1 cornerback. \"We are [expletive] doomed if Nixon is our CB1 LMFAO,\" one fan wrote. Another user called for Nixon's immediate dismissal, stating, \"Fire him to the sun.\" Several others echoed similar sentiments, questioning the team's judgment and suggesting that Nixon should be cut from the roster.\n\nLast season, Nixon's performance in coverage was widely criticized, with Pro Football Focus reporting that he allowed a team-high 50 catches on 82 targets (61 completion percentage), 570 yards, and seven touchdowns while playing 603 coverage snaps, the second-most on the team. The Packers reportedly addressed this issue by adding rookie second-round pick Brandon Cisse to the cornerback corps. Nevertheless, Nixon and fellow CB candidate Carrington Valentine are projected to lead the Packers' cornerback position for the upcoming 2025 season.",
  "summary": "Green Bay Packers WR Matthew Golden torched CB Keisean Nixon on a drill in practice, and fans didn't let him live it down.",
  "key_points": [
    "Green Bay Packers fans criticize top CB candidate Keisean Nixon.",
    "Video shows Nixon failing to take down Matthew Golden in practice.",
    "Fans question Nixon's abilities and team's decision to make him CB1."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The scathing fan reaction to Keisean Nixon's struggles in practice puts pressure on the Packers' coaching staff to reevaluate his role as the team's top cornerback candidate.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/294029.png",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}