Bo Nix Injury Update: Broncos Coach Sean Payton Shares Honest Thoughts

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton revealed that quarterback Bo Nix is on track to participate on a limited basis in the team’s minicamp next month and will be “full speed” by the time the team’s training camp begins this summer.

Nix suffered a fractured right ankle during the team’s playoff win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round. The young quarterback had a second follow-up surgery on the ankle days before the draft. Despite needing an additional surgery, Payton said Nix will be back well ahead of training camp.

“He’ll be well ahead of time for training camp,” Payton said. “… We’re going to be the ones kind of holding him back if you will.”

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Asked what that would mean for Nix’s potential participation in the Broncos’ OTA practices during the first two weeks of June or the team’s mandatory minicamp in the third week of June, Payton added:

“He’s going to want to push that earlier, but I’m probably, you know, we’ll be smart … you’ll see him probably in [the mandatory] minicamp — probably. He’ll be full speed throwing, everything, in July before we get back here. He’s doing good.”

The news of Nix’s injury came as a complete surprise to those in the football world as he played the entire game against the Bills. Just minutes after the game ended, though, the Broncos learned their star quarterback wouldn’t be able to play in the AFC title game against the New England Patriots.

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This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM.