SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bo Nix looked and sounded Saturday night like a guy who was happy to just be back on the football field playing against another team. The film review of his offense’s performance over three drives early in the Broncos’ eventual 30-9 win over San Francisco might not be particularly pretty, but the second-year quarterback brushed off …
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The Denver Broncos are in the Santa Clara, CA, for Saturday’s preseason debut vs. the San Francisco 49ers. Thursday’s joint practice was the two teams’ first chance to go against an outside opponent since last season ended. It gave 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan another long look at Broncos quarterback Bo Nix. After practice, Shanahan shared his thoughts on Denver’s …
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Joint practices always provide plenty of fodder, film and feelings. The Broncos felt good about their work overall Thursday against San Francisco here. Here’s a rundown of the day’s setup and notes, primarily about what Denver’s offense did against the Niners’ defense. Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — WR A.T. Perry (foot/ankle). Injured …
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Sean Payton isn’t in the habit of making himself look foolish. Far be it from Payton to go out on a limb and leave himself dangling. That’s why when Payton told Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports that he sees the 2025 Denver Broncos as a bona fide Super Bowl contender, people’s ears perked up around the NFL. That declaration was …
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Seth WickershamAug 5, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL and NBA playoffs. Editor’s note: This story is …
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MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — I’m headed to my 14th training camp Monday, out in Oxnard, Calif., and we’ve got a lot to cover from the road … Bo Nix is better than you think. And my belief in that is based largely on the Broncos’ belief in it, which is buoyed by the way Sean Payton evaluates the position. But …
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Another interception for Pat Surtain II. A side-arm sling for a first down for Bo Nix. A perfect end-zone jump-ball grab for Courtland Sutton. On Day 8 of Broncos training camp, Denver changed the practice format — and saw its big-time players record a number of highlights. Unlike previous practices, Saturday’s session more closely resembled a scrimmage, …
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Some Denver Broncos fans were perturbed when they heard that Bo Nix threw an interception (or two) in Day 7 of training camp, but it was a great play made by the defender. And ‘iron sharpens iron,’ after all. That defender was new Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga, whom head coach Sean Payton praised profusely for picking off his boy after …
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At No. 64 on the NFL’s top 100, Bo Nix targets climbing to No. 1 NBC Sports Broncos’ Nix met with Brees, ‘wants to improve’ ESPN Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II: Bo Nix ‘going to make a lot of noise’ in 2025 NFL.com Renck: Last year was Bo Nix’s time. Now, the Broncos are his team. And it shows, on and off field. The Denver …
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Bo Nix described his offseason as one of his calmest in recent memory earlier this summer. To be sure, he didn’t have to learn from a new offensive coordinator. Didn’t transfer schools. Didn’t have to go right from his final college season headlong into preparing for the NFL draft. Nix has been busy, though. Amid the downtime over the past …
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