Though Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton hasn’t introduced a beginning quarterback, rookie Bo Nix has proved he might turn into the face of the franchise.
Nix — the twelfth general choose of the 2024 NFL Draft — impressed throughout his first preseason begin in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday. He accomplished 8-of-9 passes for 80 yards and one landing in a 27-2 victory.
By means of two preseason video games, Nix has appeared like a veteran QB, finishing 23-of-30 passes for 205 yards and two TDs. He is posted a superb 121.5 passer ranking, too. So, why hasn’t Payton named him the starter?
Per longtime NFL reporter James Palmer, Payton would not need Nix to develop a way of entitlement, which explains why he hasn’t given him the job.
Nonetheless, the HC loves the rookie QB. On a current episode of The Athletic’s “Scoop Metropolis” podcast, Payton revealed he told Broncos normal supervisor George Paton, “That is the man” throughout Nix’s draft exercise. Nix’s teammates are additionally beginning to assume he stands out as the man.
“I simply see it day in and time out. He is simply rising his confidence,” cornerback Patrick Surtain II stated Sunday, via Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports activities. “While you see a youthful man like that take management of the offense, you recognize the expectation goes to maintain on going additional and additional.”
In her Monday publication, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported she expects Payton to call Nix the starter within the “subsequent few days.” Rewarding him with the job appears the appropriate alternative, as he has flashed extra upside than fellow QBs Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.
The 24-year-old might ease the Broncos’ rebuild. As of Monday, FanDuel provides him the fourth-best Offensive Rookie of the Yr odds (+1300).
