After wandering the quarterback desert for nearly a decade, the Denver Broncos have finally found their guy in Bo Nix.

Denver Broncos owner Greg Penner, general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton all spoke glowingly of QB Bo Nix, who they believe is the future of the franchise under center.

After the Broncos' season came to an end after a blowout loss to the Bills in the Wild Card round, Sean Payton say Bo Nix is the real deal.

Sean Payton calls it "re-entry." It's the adjustment period of transitioning from the daily grind of an NFL season to a normal schedule. That period began this week for Denver's head coach following the Broncos' season-ending 31-7 loss at Buffalo in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

Sean Payton believes the Denver Broncos have found their next great quarterback in rookie Bo Nix. "I know this, he's very conscientious. ... I think it's

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has been officially nominated for NFL.com’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award, voted on by fans.

In his second season serving as HC of the Broncos, Payton guided the club to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth with rookie Bo Nix serving as Denver's starting quarterback.

ESPN's Ben Solak placed New England Patriots QB Drake Maye on his All-Rookie Team over Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix.

As the Denver Broncos begin to sift through all that was the 2024 season, they have already come away with at least one conclusion: They found their quarterback of the present and future in Bo Nix. The Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought with a 10-7 finish but saw how much work is left to be done in a 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills this past Sunday in an AFC wild-card game.

Payton benched Wilson in December 2023 to keep the veteran healthy so that Denver could eat the largest dead cap hit in NFL history to show the signal-caller the door last March.

Through growing pains, bumps and bruises, Nix turned in quite an inaugural season, leading the Broncos to their first postseason appearance in nine seasons.