GREEN BAY, Wis. — Nick Niemann wasted no time finding a new team, with the linebacker and special teams standout reporting to the Green Bay Packers one day after the Houston Texans cut him.

Niemann said he caught a 5 a.m. flight Wednesday to begin practicing with the Packers.

“That’s how it goes around the league,” Niemann said. “You get a new opportunity, you’ve just got to dive in and learn as you go and hit the ground running.”

Green Bay made room for Niemann by releasing cornerback Micah Robinson, a seventh-round pick from Tulane.

The 27-year-old Niemann should provide a boost to the Packers’ special-teams units.

He played 64 games over the four seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers, who selected him out of Iowa in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. Niemann led the Chargers in spe

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