Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham were competing against each other for the Denver Broncos‘ starting job this summer, but that hasn’t stopped them from forming a good relationship as teammates.
After being named the starting quarterback on Wednesday, Nix took time to praise Stidham — and Zach Wilson — for how they went about handling the QB battle during training camp and preseason.
“We have a very mature room,” Nix said. “They’ve been through a lot themselves. First of all, with ‘Stiddy,’ he started behind one of the greatest ever. That is where his process began as a rookie like me behind the greatest of all time. He’s teaching me things that he learned and picked up at a young age that not many people get to experience.
“He’s handled the situation with first class. I respect everything that he has been able to do. He’s battled through a lot and has been given different situations, but he still shows up and gives us his best. That is going to pay dividends in the long run with me and being able to sit behind a guy like that and watch, learn, follow his routine and follow his process because he has been around some greats already.”
Nix had praise for Wilson as well.
“With Zach, he’s been there and done that,” Nix said. “He started as a rookie. There is a lot that I can learn from him and a lot that he has already taught me. Having those two in the room with me on a day-to-day basis is going to be huge.
“I would be really dumb not to listen to those guys and not take what they have learned, already been through and the experiences that they share. So hopefully the good happens again, and the bad doesn’t happen again.”
Nix, 24, is set to start for the Broncos when they go on the road to face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. It remains to be seen how many quarterbacks Denver will carry on the 53-man roster, but whether it’s Stidham or Wilson (or both), Nix will be happy to have them by his side going into his first season in the NFL.
