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Jeff Legwold
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix said Wednesday that he felt «terrible, very helpless» watching his team lose Sunday’s AFC championship game just days after he had surgery to repair his fractured right ankle, but that he will dive into a recovery he said will have him back on the field in time for the team’s offseason program.
Nix, making his first public comments since he was injured in the final minutes of the divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills, outlined the emotions he felt upon learning of his injury as well as the days that followed. He said being sidelined while watching the Broncos’ loss to the Patriots was «the worst part.»
«It was a bummer,» Nix said on a conference call. «It was a tough week. It was not necessarily the most fun I’ve ever had playing football. But life teaches you lessons. You know this adversity is good. … For me it’s just going to make playing in one of these games all that much more special. I can’t go back and play in that one, but, man, I can do something to … see how many I can play in in the future. That drives me.»
Jarrett Stidham after the game.
«There was not much I could do about it,» Nix said. «Just to watch the team out there, man, it’s tough to see. You go down, the show just keeps right on going. That’s the toughest part. You feel like you’ve got a little FOMO. You just miss being out there.»
Nix said his doctor told him his recovery would be four to six weeks and then Nix could start training again. He also said the injury would not impact him moving forward.
Contrary to public comments Tuesday from Broncos coach Sean Payton, Nix said he did not have a preexisting condition in his right ankle that would have required surgery in the future had he not suffered the fracture.
Nix had suffered a fractured ankle in high school as well as when he was at Auburn. He also had ankle surgery after the 2024 season, his rookie year with the Broncos.
Alex Singleton said on Nix’s recovery earlier this week. «That is what’s so exciting here in Denver — pissing him off … having that is something that is going to be special.»
