Bo Nix is physically ready for 2026.
The Broncos quarterback said he’ll be fully healthy come September after suffering a fractured right ankle during the AFC divisional round in January.
“I feel great,” Nix told reporters over the weekend. “I feel normal. Nothing’s holding me back. I’m out there playing like I normally do and feel really good in my spot. I’m going to continue to push it and progress, and also continue to physically get ready for this long season.”
Nix, 26, added that he feels he’s ahead of schedule in his recovery and where he wants to be on the field at this point in the summer.
The third-year NFLer was injured on the second-to-last play in a 33-30 overtime win over the Bills on Jan. 17.
Three days later, Nix underwent surgery on the ankle, followed by another procedure in April.
Despite an ugly ending to the season, Nix had 3,931 yards and 25 touchdowns against 11 interceptions on a 63.4 percent completion percentage in 2025.
On the ground, Nix continued to show his ability to improvise, adding 356 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.
Nix said the injury won’t take away from his mobility in 2026 at all.
“I’m going to roll, and I’m going to be as athletic as I can be. It’s a strength of ours and we have to use our strengths,” Nix said.
“For me, that’s when I feel at my best and that’s when I feel free. When I’m playing like that, when I’m moving around it’s a good thing, but at the same time, I also know what it’s like to not have that asset and have to stay in the pocket.”
Nix said his mobility gives him confidence, no matter what challenge the defense presents him.
Coach Sean Payton called his ability to roll out of pressure “one of his superpowers.”
Nix was sacked 22 times in 2026, despite a league-high 612 pass attempts.
“It’s hard to sack some quarterbacks — he’s one of them,” Payton said Saturday.
“That was something you saw on college tape. In our league when you take a sack, you just do the analytics on what your points become in that drive, or likelihood to kick a field goal and it all drops dramatically. So it’s certainly one of his strengths.”
