In what is certainly just a coincidence, the Green Bay Packers signed an All-American kickoff returner just a day after All-Pro Keisean Nixon said he no longer wants to return kickoffs.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur has hired Luke Getsy as a senior offensive assistant and extended the contract of special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia

Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon took a shot at the Detroit Lions after their season-ending loss in the divisional round.

The Packers didn’t announce Mannion’s promotion — nor did they announce their plans to hire ex-New England Patriots defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington as their new defensive line coach — but a source confirmed both those impending moves on Thursday after they were first reported by ESPN.com.