Packers have enjoyed watching Yosh Nijman’s…

Nijman’s genuineness made him a popular fixture in the locker room since he first signed with the Packers as a college free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft.

The emergence of Nijman’s dance moves has been the cherry on top. As it turns out, Nijman has been dancing most of his life. He was inspired after watching the 2004 film “You Got Served” and never stopped.

“Sometimes, during touchdowns or whatever, I usually just black out and start dancing,” Nijman said. “I don’t know. ‘The Robot’ was the first thing to come to mind that first time. So I just did the dance move.”

A smiling Davante Adams recounted on Wednesday how Nijman calmly told him in the middle of his first start against San Francisco that, “I just really appreciate and am having such a great time out here with you guys.”

Adams, who shares a section of the Packers’ locker room with Nijman, has gotten to know the gentle giant better this year. With another season under his belt, Nijman has shown more of his personality like his celebratory robot against Pittsburgh.

“That right there is Yosh in a nutshell, man,” Adams said. “Just fully aware of the moment, just living in the moment, appreciating it, really hard worker, great guy, man of faith, so I love him, man.

“He didn’t have much experience before this year, so to step up and do the things that he did, we’re definitely proud of him.”

While they hope to get Bakhtiari back for the stretch run, the Packers have confidence Nijman can again bridge the gap. This weekend will be a stiff initial test against a Rams’ defensive pass rush featuring Leonard Floyd and Von Miller off the edges.

The week came with mixed emotions as Nijman and Jenkins came in together back in 2019. As difficult as it was to watch Jenkins go down, Nijman feels confident and ready to step in.

“When that happened, it was super tough to hear about. It was like a part of me kind of died inside,” Nijman said. “But at that point, it’s just getting ready for the week, and preparing as I would every week.”