Bo Nix says he's on track for training camp, explains second ankle surgery was for bone spurs
The Broncos quarterback needed a second procedure on his right ankle to clean up bone spurs. He says the medical team has cleared him as 'good as new' and he expects to be ready when camp opens.
Bo Nix says he is on track to be a full participant when the Broncos open training camp, and he has cleared up the question that hung over his offseason. The second operation on his right ankle was not a complication from the fracture he suffered in the playoffs. It was a separate procedure to remove bone spurs that were still causing him pain even as the original injury healed ahead of schedule.
Why did Bo Nix need two ankle surgeries?
Nix fractured his right ankle during a divisional-round loss to Buffalo and had surgery two days later to repair it. By his own account the recovery went well, and he was ahead of schedule. The problem was a lingering one. 'Felt pretty good, was still having a little bit of an issue with bone spurs,' he said. Rather than play through that discomfort, he had a second procedure in Birmingham, Alabama, in the spring to clean them out. He framed it as a maintenance decision, not a setback, and said the goal was to get the ankle right before camp rather than manage pain into the season.
Will the ankle affect how he plays?
Nix does not think so, and he was direct about it. He said the medical staff has cleared the ankle as 'good as new' and that his mobility and his playing style should not be limited by the injuries. Sean Payton backed that up, saying flatly that Nix 'will clearly be ready in time for training camp.' Nix also has history here. He has dealt with multiple ankle issues going back to high school, so this is familiar territory rather than a new kind of problem. The expectation on both sides is that he reports to camp without restrictions and takes a normal workload from day one.
What does a healthy Nix mean for the Broncos this year?
Denver fell one game short last season, and the offense spent the winter trying to fix the thing that held Nix back. The headline move was trading for Jaylen Waddle from Miami to pair a true vertical threat with Courtland Sutton, a direct answer to a deep-passing problem that limited the offense. The structure around Nix changed too. Sean Payton signed a five-year extension through 2030, locking in stability at the top, and Davis Webb takes over as the new playcaller. All of that is built around Nix being healthy and on the field in late July. A second offseason ankle procedure made that worth watching, and for now the timeline points the right way.
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- ESPN: Bo Nix on track for training camp, says 2nd surgery was for bone spurs
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