Broncos QB clarified there was nothing predisposed with his injury.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix broke his right ankle as Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop was tackling his left ankle.
Nix described how the break occurred during a conference call with the local media Wednesday.
“It was just a simple step with my foot up in the air,’’ Nix said. “My body weight came down on it. It sort of got twisted up. Got out of there pretty quick. I think that’s the good part of being athletic, sometimes your body gets out of worse situations. So it could have been a worse landing but all that force went into the only place it could and it was one of those missteps.”
He had surgery to repair what Nix said was a clean break last Tuesday in Alabama. Nix also clarified the description from his head coach Sean Payton the previous day that the surgeon found there was something predisposed within the ankle and that the injury and procedure was a matter of when, not if.
“Nothing predisposed, nothing that was there originally,’’ Nix said. “That might have gotten confused. … Didn’t have any predisposed issues. My ankles were feeling really good.”
Payton also revealed following the second-round playoff win on Saturday, Jan. 17 that Nix has had three such ankle injuries – one in high school, one in college and now this one. Nix also had a cleanup procedure on his left ankle at the end of last season, missing an invitation to play in the Pro Bowl as a replacement.
“I don’t think he really should share how many surgeries I’ve had in the past to be honest with you because he doesn’t really know that.’’ Nix said. “But I think it’s going to be good to get back, get to work, start from ground zero, work from the bottom up. Get back to training. Nothing that concerns me, nothing that scares me going forward like I’m injury prone or anything. This was just one of those inconvenient football plays and I’m excited already to get back to work. Can’t necessarily avoid anything in the future but I feel really good that my body is going to be in good shape.”
Nix said it was a quick, uncomplicated procedure.
“Just a simple bone break,’’ he said. “Right on my road to recovery so a typical bone break, four to six weeks, will be back training, ready to roll. You hear a lot of different weeks and speculation out there but … I’ll actually be able to start training back at the same time I was going to start training. So don’t miss any time there. …
“I’m excited for this offseason. The way it ended it definitely was abrupt, it’s definitely not how you want it to end but my sights are already on next year and how I can be better and how I can lead this team better and play better. I’m excited for the offseason work.”