Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has fully embraced the city’s sports teams.
Nix watched the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs this spring, and he was mic’d up at a Colorado Avalanche game in April. Last week, he threw out the first pitch at a Colorado Rockies game (and it was a bullet). The Rockies went on to win that game, something that hasn’t been a common occurrence this season.
9News wrote that Nix’s pitch for the Rockies completed the QB’s “local big-league sports tour,” but there’s still another big-league team in the city (OK, in Commerce City, but still).
Nix is yet to visit a Colorado Rapids game, and he should rectify that.
Soccer is one of the most popular youth sports in Colorado, and the state has produced U.S. women’s national team stars like Mallory Swanson, Sophia Wilson and Lindsey Heaps. The Broncos have hosted the USMNT at their training facility, and Empower Field at Mile High has hosted international soccer tournaments, including a 2021 Concacaf Nations League title for the U.S. men’s national team.
The Rapids’ roster includes several USMNT veterans and hopefuls, including Zack Steffen, Reggie Cannon, Djordje Mihailovic, Sam Vines, Cole Bassett and Josh Atencio. Soccer has a place among football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey in Colorado, and Nix should join some of his teammates at an upcoming Major League Soccer match.
Nix has embraced Denver’s sports teams, but there should be one more stop on his to-visit list.
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