My understanding is Wilde talked to Nixon off the record and is trying not to betray his confidence. However, it kinda sounds like he’s doing exactly that.

Nixon is a 5 who thinks he's a 10. If he doesn't want to play for $7 million, then bye. Just my opinion. Jenkins did the same last year, missed OTA's which would have been helpful since he was changing positions. Jenkins ended up playing poorly and now he's gone.

I like the idea of giving #25 incentives, without an increase in guaranteed money or pay just for showing up. Hopefully that doesn't result in a holdout, the team really does NOT need that ...

IMO- they still need to offer him more
then a rookie makes in year 4. (5.9 incentives)
Right now he is under that at 4.

Cheez, I really can't see rewarding a player who is a pain in the a$$ and really isn't that good anyway. All Nixon has going for him is that he has started NFL games, and been rated as a below average CB.

I t really pisses me off when a team signs a player to a contract in good faith, and then the player decides before the contract is up that it wasn't that good of a deal so he holds out. And hurts the team. Rasul Douglas is available and is easily better than Nixon, and probably for the $$$ we save by trading Nixon.

Elgton Jenkins is a terrible comp. He had injury and availability issues, something that Nixon never had. Nixon is a flat-out warrior. He's made himself into a starting #1 corner. They'll get a deal done.

How is it insecure to leverage your advantage to get paid fairly? Despite your foolish pronouncements, Nixon is indeed a starting CB#1 in GB. Nothing about K. Nixon speaks to being afraid of anything despite your projecting.

By that metaphor, the whole league is does.

Looks like 6.5 mil

Nixon is due $4.5M plus $500K for a workout bonus (which might be why he attended OTAs) for a total cash due of $5M in 2026.

I mentioned some time ago that Nixon might get tired of being very underpaid and underappreciated by fans who give him very little praise in their comments.

The leverage is that Hadden is hurt and unproven, Cise is an unproven rookie and GB has only Bullard as a proven slot and Valentine (another much maligned player by fans) on the roster. Teams really should have 4 CBs who can play in the NFL on the roster and GB has 2 and a 2nd round rookie.

It all comes down to the pass rush. If they have one it would be nice to have him on the cheap. If they don't have one it won't matter. Have to save the money for Kraft, Wyatt and maybe an edge and O-line.

Nixon is going to be 30 next season, so I understand his concerns, especially as he was not a big earner before his current contract. He got that contract by being an elite kick returner and a decent slot. He’s now not even involved in the kick returning. As an outside corner he’s average and we have just changed from a system that might have been ideally suited for him: off coverage, facing the QB with a high emphasis on run play, not tracking WRs deep.

I don’t think Nixon would be viewed as a preferred first starter on any team except perhaps Miami. He’s no longer a kick returner by inclination. It’s hard to imagine the Packers saying they didn’t want him competing. If one looks at PFF he ranks as a decent second starting corner—interestingly he’s that in both pass and run according to them. That’s in a very favorable system.

His contract ranks in the bottom half of starting corners. His cap hit actually places him 39th. If one believes PFF (and I don’t have a better yardstick), that’s actually better than his play by a few spots. In other words, it suggests he is already getting his fair value. He’s not under paid. I think that Nixon has an inflated view of his worth if he believes as Wilde hinted.

As you say Since ‘61, I would not pay him more. Nixon is a character though, and if he’s unhappy, seems to be the type who could become a problem. If he holds out or gets a poor attitude, then I think he could find himself gone—perhaps traded to Hafley if he’s really lucky. I don’t think that makes us better than if Wilde is simply wrong, but I do suspect that’s better than having him around if he’s disgruntled. Cutting him would be a couple of million in dead cap but a 5 million saving. The cap impact won’t save him.

I think there’s a strong chance that both Cisse and St. Juste mean he will be fighting to start by season end anyway, if all are healthy and it’s always possible another player breaks out (or Valentine has learned to tackle). In this case, his desire to be CB1 is probably at odds with reality, certainly beyond the end of this year and, honestly, would just evidence that our CB room is still below par. I’m sure Ball and Gute see that and thus any hold out by Nixon probably won’t get him anywhere but surpassed/departed earlier than we might have hoped would be necessary.

Bush was a core STer. He was depth as a CB. Nixon really no longer plays STs but is a decent CB 2 and is thus proportionately much better paid than Bush. The comparison is strained in every level.

Because we don't have your extraordinary skill at "reading between the lines", please enlighten us about those "many problems" Nixon has caused GB.

Rasul Douglas is a couple of years older at 31. Last year he played well though, playing 80% of the defensive snaps on a bad team.

I know he had rejected several offers from Miami this spring, which makes me wonder what he’s looking for? I can’t see why he’s not been signed and I wonder if his demands are the reason no one has picked him up?

He’d be a short term option, and that may be the obstacle here and in Miami. There may also be some lingering reluctance to return here after his last departure too? Of course he may have issues with the changes in Miami too.

I’d wait and see if there is any truth to this speculation, but if turns out there is, Douglas would be a viable alternative if he’s interested and not similarly overpricing.

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How was he treated unfairly, Bozo? He was our starter, making $7M/year. Then Buffalo called and said "Hey, we'd like to trade for this guy". So we did. He didn't lose any money at all.

How is this unfair treatment?

St-Juste is 28 years old, so “future” might be a misnomer…

I beg to differ. How have Nixon and Alexander been “me” guys? I think they both have been good (Nixon) to great (Alexander) Packers. No whining. Just working hard. They both have some attitude and talk some trash. I think you have to have some attitude to play the CB position at that level. Alexander screwed up with the coin toss thing but I can understand a highly competitive athlete would struggle when they’re dealing with an injury that keeps them from being able to do what they’ve excelled at in the past. Read the article Alexander wrote I think for the players journal. He loved being a Packer and never wanted to leave the team that drafted him.