Packers' All-Pro returner dismisses NFL's new kickoff rule

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Over the past several years, long kickoff returns in the NFL have become more and more of a rarity.

During the NFL owners' spring meetings, a new rule was approved that will likely incentivize kick returners to waive for a fair catch. Under the new rule, a returner can call for a fair catch anywhere within their own 25-yard line. If the player opts to signal for a fair catch, the receiving team's offense will take over at the 25-yard line.

The rule is being billed as a one-year trial for the 2023 season. But, one of the league's better special teams players, Keisean Nixon, does not believe the rule change will impact his style of play.

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Keisean Nixon of the Packers runs with the ball against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field on Dec. 19, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Nixon's contributions helped the Green Bay Packers produce one of the most prolific return units last season.

In 2016, the NFL decided to moved touchbacks up from the 20-yard line to the 25. The league also previously changed the rules to allow kickoff tees to be placed at the 35-yard, up from their previous spot at the 30.

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After learning about the most recent rule change, Nixon took to Twitter and issued a hilarious response.

"Lol Fair Catch What’s That?" Nixon jokingly wrote.

Nixon led the NFL in kick returns and kick return yards last season. He also returned one kick for a touchdown.

The shift in the rules over the years has forced teams to reevaluate how they approach kickoff