A report from earlier this spring prompt that the Denver Broncos may view quarterback Aaron Rodgers as a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency possibility as Denver starter Bo Nix continued his restoration from the damaged bone in his proper ankle that he suffered this previous January.
It now feels like Nix might miss extra of the Broncos’ offseason program than first thought.
How a lot time may Bo Nix miss after needing one other process on ankle?
Nick Kosmider of The Athletic and Jeff Legwold of ESPN revealed that Nix “had a cleanup process carried out on his proper ankle final week as a part of a scheduled follow-up with surgeon Norman E. Waldrop.”
ESPN notes that the organized workforce apply exercise portion of Denver’s offseason is scheduled to start on June 2. In line with Kosmider, “it now seems to be an open query as as to if — or how a lot — Nix will see the sphere throughout Denver’s on-field exercises in June.”
That mentioned, each Kosmider and Legwold shared that Nix is anticipated to be prepared for the beginning of coaching camp practices in July.
Is Aaron Rodgers an possibility for Broncos?
The most recent Nix replace emerged lower than 12 hours after it was learned that the Pittsburgh Steelers had positioned a rarely-used unrestricted free agent tender on Rodgers. Per the phrases of that tender, Pittsburgh will receive a compensatory draft choose if Rodgers indicators with one other workforce earlier than July 22 or the primary day of Pittsburgh’s coaching camp, whichever comes later.
Reports from early April indicated that the Broncos strongly wished it recognized they’d not be welcoming Rodgers for a go to this spring. On Tuesday, Brooke Pryor, Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler of ESPN mentioned that “there’s not a recognized second suitor” for Rodgers as of the ultimate week of April.
“The heart beat leaguewide is that Rodgers’ two viable choices had been re-signing with the Steelers or retirement,” that ESPN piece added.
The Broncos are coming off a visit to this 12 months’s AFC Championship Recreation and could possibly be in want of a short-term answer at quarterback if Nix’s restoration does not go as deliberate. Till Rodgers formally rejoins the Steelers, some may marvel if he might need to as a substitute signal with a workforce that got here inside a win of enjoying in Tremendous Bowl LX this previous February.
