Bronco’s Star Bo Nix
Suffers Damaged Ankle, Executed For Season
Revealed
Bo Nix delivered a playoff win Broncos followers will always remember but it surely got here at a brutal price.
The Denver QB helped lead an exciting 33-30 time beyond regulation victory over the Payments in Saturday night time’s AFC divisional spherical, just for it to be revealed shortly after the sport that his season is formally over.
In accordance with NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Nix will endure surgical procedure to restore a damaged proper ankle, sidelining him for the remainder of the postseason.
The damage occurred in the course of the sport’s closing moments … although Nix powered by way of it like a warrior.
Per ESPN, Nix was seen with a noticeable limp after being tackled for a brief loss with simply over six minutes left in time beyond regulation. Regardless of the ache, he stayed within the sport and fired a move to Marvin Mims Jr. that fell incomplete however drew a vital move interference flag.
On the second-to-last play, Nix’s proper ankle twisted awkwardly whereas kneeling to cease the clock. Cameras caught him wincing, slowly standing up, and strolling gingerly to the sideline together with his arms on his hips.
Not lengthy after, Adam Schefter confirmed Nix fractured a bone within the ankle and is scheduled for surgical procedure Tuesday in Alabama.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton didn’t maintain again in praising his QB, saying … Nix is a troublesome cookie.
