Bo Nix's Ankle Injury: Broncos' Dilemma

0:00On March 14th, Bow-Nix, the Denver Broncos quarterback, has dealt with multiple ankle injuries early in his career, but he insists they're not assigned. Of weakness, over his first two seasons he's been a dual threat runner, piling up carries mostly from scrambles rather than plan plays. In his rookie year, Nix rushed 92 times for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns. That dropped slightly to 83 carries, 356 yards and 5 scores in 2025, showing the team is managing his, workload carefully. The big concern came in the divisional playoff round against the Buffalo Bills, where Nix broke his ankle on a design quarterback run. Coach Sean Payton praised Nix for usually sliding to avoid big hits and plans to have him fully rehab by next season. Payton noted Nix has done well protecting himself overall, though not perfectly, and the playoff injury looked like bad luck rather than poor. Decision-making, still, with more rushes come higher risks. As Nix heads into year 3, the Broncos face a choice on dialing back those design runs to keep their young star healthy for the long haul.