Bo Nix, Denver Broncos and Payton
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Nix rushed for 430 yards and four touchdowns as a rookie, and he caught a score in Week 9 vs. the Baltimore Ravens, which, combined with his 29 passing scores (leading all rookie quarterbacks), gave him 34 total touchdowns in 2024. Daniels came close to Nix's total touchdown mark, with 31.
A veteran defensive player revealed the pivot that unleashed Denver Broncosquarterback Bo Nix during his rookie season.The post NFL Veteran Describes Turning Point of Bo Nix’s Rookie Season appearedfirst on Heavy Sports.
Entering the 2025 NFL season with one of the older rosters in the NFL, the Broncos have set themselves up to extend their playoff window. Sutton, who returns as Nix’s top target, is one of the elder statesmen on the offense, and his veteran presence makes up for a wide receiver group that isn’t super deep.
Izzy, 26, was a hit last season as well with her fits like her sick Broncos throwback jacket, and sizzling on with Zach Wilson’s now-wife on a girl’s trip to Mexico in dueling bikinis. She’s been working out hard in the offseason as well to get in fit form.
The former Pinson Valley High School and Auburn standout joined the Broncos as the 12th selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. As a rookie, Nix completed 376-of-567 passes for 3,775 yards with 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while starting every regular-season game. Denver posted a 10-7 record to earn its first playoff berth since the 2015 season.
G iven Sean Payton's previous success with Drew Brees, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Payton's new quarterback, Bo Nix, spent time this offseason with his old one as Nix looks to build off of his successful rookie season.
There are still throngs of Bo Nix critics hanging on to their pre-draft takes and skepticism. Before the Denver Broncos drafted Nix at No. 12 overall, the predominant tropes were that he was a "system quarterback" at Oregon with a subpar arm and that he'd quickly be exposed in the NFL.