Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton named Bo Nix the team’s starting quarterback on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the news on Twitter/X.
Bo Nix is officially the Broncos' QB1 😎
Among rookie QBs this preseason (min. 10 att.):
🎯 76.7% completion rate (2nd)
🎯 211 passing yards (1st)
🎯 2 passing TDs (T-1st)
🎯 117.5 passer rating (1st) pic.twitter.com/XJ7XAfpAwX— PFF DEN Broncos (@PFF_Broncos) August 21, 2024
— Zack Kelberman (@KelbermanNFL) August 21, 2024
The Bo Nix Era has begun.
— Mike DeCicco (@MikeDeCicco) August 21, 2024
Heck yeah!! He’ll have his ups and downs, but really excited for him and the Broncos!!!
— Paul Smith (@Broncopauly) August 21, 2024
Hell yeah!! https://t.co/YyZhe6rXP4
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) August 21, 2024
Sean Payton names Bo Nix the starting quarterback, let us bolieve 🙏🏼 https://t.co/zfYKwpJcIl
— Sofía Ramírez (@Sofia_RamirezG) August 21, 2024
Didn’t name my dog after Bo Nix for no reason.
I am so locked in.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) August 21, 2024
Please don’t suck. https://t.co/E2NgRtureW
— Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) August 21, 2024
With Bo Nix being named the starter for the @Broncos … he’ll be the first rookie QB to start week one for Denver since…. John Elway. NO PRESSURE !
— trey wingo (@wingoz) August 21, 2024
Broncos coach Sean Payton makes it official—Bo Nix is Denver's starting quarterback. Nix, the 12th overall pick, led seven drives in the preseason, and the Broncos scored on six of them
Nix also started 61 games in college. He's ready as they come.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 21, 2024
Denver will host the Arizona Cardinals in a preseason finale on Sunday and then finalize a 53-man roster next week. After that, the Broncos will turn their attention toward a Week 1 showdown with the Seattle Seahawks.
