ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) 鈥� Bo Nix insists he’ll be the same dual-threat quarterback he was before in the playoffs and missing the .
The Denver Broncos signal-caller said a simple misstep led to a clean break and required a straightforward fix.
He said the injury was 鈥渘othing that concerns me, nothing that scares me going forward like I’m injury-prone or anything. This is one of those just inconvenient football plays and I’m excited already to get back to work. I can’t necessarily avoid anything in the future, but I feel really good that my body’s going to be in good shape.鈥�
Speaking on a conference call Wednesday, Nix said he was going to take some time off anyway after the season, so his recovery and rehab over the next several weeks won鈥檛 necessarily impede his offseason training.
Nix also clarified two things about his injury. He said it was independent of previous ankle issues he dealt with in high school and college; and he said what made his injury inevitable wasn’t a predisposition 鈥� as a day earlier 鈥� but a developing stress fracture that gave way to a full break.
Durability has never been an issue with Nix.
鈥淚’d probably say four years, probably over 60 games straight of me getting to play and not missing games,鈥� Nix said. 鈥淪o, I don’t really worry about the durability. Honestly, with a simple break like this I’ll feel as good as new, won’t have any hiccups even getting back going with training.
鈥淚 was going to give myself some time off anyway and this sort of makes me take that time off work, won’t be able to scratch the itch and get back out there too early,鈥� Nix added. 鈥淭his will slow me down, make sure I’m taking my rest. … I’m still going to be running around.鈥�
Indeed, Nix was cruising around team headquarters this week on his medical scooter so he could say his goodbyes to teammates and coaches.
Nix said the injury 鈥渨on’t affect my training, won’t affect my season next year. If anything, it’ll just allow me to go out there and play more free knowing hey, there’s nothing you can do about鈥� freak injuries.
Backup replaced Nix on Sunday and he committed a series of blunders, including a fumble at his own 12 that led to the Patriots’ only touchdown and helped New England advance to the Super Bowl.
Sitting out the game 鈥渨as terrible,鈥� Nix said. 鈥淚t was very helpless. Wasn鈥檛 much I could do about it. It鈥檚 tough to see when you go down, the show just keeps right on going. I think that鈥檚 the toughest part. … It was a bummer. It was tough. It was a tough week.鈥�
Nix watched the game from a suite at Empower Field at Mile High after returning from Birmingham, Alabama, where Dr. Norman E. Waldrop III, a foot and ankle specialist at the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, operated on his ankle.
He called the operation 鈥渁 very quick procedure, very easy operation, just a simple bone break. Got that fixed up. Great surgeon. Great care. And just right back on my road to recovery, a typical bone break, four to six weeks, I鈥檒l be back training.鈥�
In his first public comments since getting hurt, Nix also said he didn’t realize the extent of his injury right away. Before going for X-rays, he was celebrating Denver’s 33-30 win on Wil Lutz’s field goal to cap a drive fueled by Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception of Josh Allen’s deep pass.
Nix said he was crushed to learn his season was over.
鈥淵ou go that long and you play that many games and you have that big of a season and then it kind of comes to and end abruptly like that, it stinks,鈥� Nix said.
But, he added, 鈥渕y sights are already on nest year and how I can be better and lead this team better and play better. I’m just excited for the offseason work and to get back to the physical part of training.鈥�
Nix has led the Broncos to back-to-back playoff appearances and tied Russell Wilson’s NFL record with 24 regular-season wins in his first two years.
His early success has made his position coach, former NFL QB Davis Webb, who just turned 31, a hot coaching candidate. Webb has interviewed for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job. Should he stay in Denver, there’s speculation he’ll get a bigger role, maybe even taking over play-calling duties from Sean Payton, who and offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi on Tuesday.
鈥淒avis is a tremendous coach,鈥� Nix said. 鈥淗e really knows how to communicate with his players. … I think highly of him. I know he’s a really good football coach and I know he’s got a lot in store for him in the future.鈥�
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