Report: Bo Nix ‘further along’ than normal in offseason conditioning

Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix fractured his ankle against the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 17.

About 2.5 months later that is officially a thing of the past.

Broncos owner / CEO Greg Penner, GM George Paton and head coach Sean Payton all said as much at the NFL annual meeting this week. Nix is good to go for all offseason activities, including OTAs which will begin next month.

No one is ever going to forget Nix’s broken ankle, it potentially cost Denver a trip to the Super Bowl, but it won’t be top of mind going into the 2026 season.

And NFL insider Jordan Schultz added another layer to that on Wednesday morning, reporting that Bo Nix “is actually further along than he typically is in his offseason conditioning program.”

You might have to open the tweet below to see Schultz’s full post.

Interesting nugget out of the NFL owners meetings: Not only is #Broncos QB Bo Nix a full go for the team’s offseason program with zero limitations, fully recovered from ankle surgery—he’s actually further along than he typically is in his offseason conditioning program, per… pic.twitter.com/Pfk0HFFGtU

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 1, 2026

Perhaps Bo Nix has used the ankle injury as fuel to come back in the best shape of his life? It sounds that way based on what Schultz is reporting, essentially that the franchise QB is in an even better spot than normal on April 1.

It’s clear that Penner, Paton and Payton have a ton of faith in Nix and think he can help get Denver its fourth Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.

An “Aaron Rodgers to the Broncos” rumor popped up on Wednesday morning, one that a source with the team described as “absurd.” That might have been in play years ago, but has a zero percent chance of happening now.

The Broncos are all-in with Bo Nix and it appears like his offseason, even after the unfortunate broken ankle, is going splendidly.

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