When he learned that Keisean Nixon had to leave the field because of a direct collision caused by himself, Devonte Wyatt unexpectedly showed warm and heartfelt actions for his teammate right after the game
Lambeau Field had just wrapped up a 23–6 win over the Minnesota Vikings. but for Devonte Wyatt. the game carried no sense of celebration. The moment Keisean Nixon lay motionless on the field after a violent collision with Wyatt himself became one of the heaviest moments of his career.
When the final whistle blew. instead of celebrating with the defensive line. Wyatt quietly left the field. removed his helmet. and walked straight toward the Packers’ medical room. According to a team staff member. Wyatt stood outside for nearly 15 minutes just to ask to see Nixon. his head down. avoiding eye contact with anyone. When the door finally opened. he stepped in with red eyes. placed his hand on Nixon’s shoulder. and repeated his apology three times. but Nixon simply smiled and reassured him. “That’s football. I’m okay. don’t blame yourself.”
Even so. Wyatt couldn’t shake the guilt. When the team returned to the locker room. he asked coach Matt LaFleur for permission to leave early so he could drive to the hospital where Nixon had been sent for additional evaluation. A source from ESPN revealed that Wyatt made the trip immediately that night. carrying Nixon’s helmet. the one that had cracked slightly from the collision. as a way to remind himself to be more careful.
At the hospital. witnesses said Wyatt sat in the hallway for over an hour. not touching his phone. not speaking to anyone. only staring down at the pair of gloves still stained with turf from the hit. When Nixon was finally brought out after his scans. Wyatt jumped to his feet. walked over. and hugged his teammate tightly. “I feared the worst. thank you for being okay.”
Nixon later shared that he had never seen Wyatt like that. “He’s a powerful guy on the field. but behind that is a heart even bigger. No one intends to cause an injury. and I understand that more than anyone.”
Coach LaFleur. when asked about the situation. said this was the true spirit of the Packers. “We talk about brotherhood every day. and tonight we saw it in its purest form. Not from the yards or the sacks. but from the way they care for each other.”
Wyatt left the hospital after 2 a.m. quietly. without wanting any attention. But his actions were noticed by the team. and are now seen as one of the clearest reflections of the true heart of the Packers in this emotional season.
Browns' Shedeur Sanders sends defiant message after winning first start
Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders did enough in his first regular-season start at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday to help the Browns earn a 24-10 win that improved them to 3-8 on the season.
Following the victory, Sanders shared somewhat of a defiant message to those who have doubted him since even before he fell to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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"Everybody starts at different places and, like I say, just because I didn't get the summer reps, just because I wasn't in the best situation for me to be prepared to go out there and execute from a summer standpoint, that's how life is. Everybody's not in the best situation, but it's no excuse," Sanders explained, per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. "You’ve got to go out there and perform. There's no choice, there's no question. Nobody cares if this was one week of prep. Who cares? So a lot of people want to see me fail, and that ain't going to happen. That ain’t going to happen."
Sanders was referencing how he was buried on the Browns depth chart from the start of springtime workouts through early October, and also about how head coach Kevin Stefanski previously reserved first-team practice reps for fellow rookie signal-caller Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel suffered a concussion on Nov. 16 that kept him out of action on Sunday.
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Sanders was hardly flawless against the Raiders, as he completed 11-of-20 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception. 66 of those yards were picked up when rookie running back Dylan Sampson caught a short pass and then took the ball to the house for a touchdown halfway through the fourth quarter.
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As of Sunday evening, Stefanski wasn't ready to publicly declare who would start Cleveland's home game against the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 30 if Gabriel clears the concussion protocol during the week. Following the win over the Raiders, Sanders seemed to want to focus more on what he had accomplished than on what the future could hold regarding the Browns' quarterback situation.
"I feel like they respect the way I go about my business, and being a backup and everything, sometimes you have to compromise your personality and change the way how you do things to never step on anybody's toes," Sanders added during his postgame comments. "So the fact that I got an opportunity and I was able to show the organization, show everybody who I really am, then that was truly exciting. So I was off balance for a little bit, the past couple months, my life, but it was different. But I'm thankful to be back where I am."
7-4 San Francisco hosts the Carolina Panthers (6-5) on Monday night.
