Payton: Nix 'doing good,' on course for minicamp
Key takeaways
- Nix, who suffered a fractured right ankle this past January in the Broncos' win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional round, had a second follow-up surgery on the ankle in the days before the draft.
- News of Nix' second surgery since the fracture during that visit surfaced days later.
- "He'll be well ahead of time for training camp,'' Payton said.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton said Saturday 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, who suffered a fractured right ankle this past January in the Broncos' win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional round, had a second follow-up surgery on the ankle in the days before the draft. During the draft weekend Payton had termed Nix' follow-up visit to Dr. Norman Waldrop III, who performed Nix' initial surgery in January, in Birmingham, Ala., a "re-check'' and that there "was nothing to report.''
News of Nix' second surgery since the fracture during that visit surfaced days later. Saturday, during the Broncos' rookie minicamp, Payton offered a more specific update on Nix' progress.