As Bo 拒む,否認する took a call from the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, his father 低迷d his 長,率いる and began to cry.

His mother and his wife, Izzy Smoke, could barely hide their excitement as they flashed wide smiles at their 草案 party in Alabama.

拒む,否認する, though, who would soon be selected No. 12 全体にわたる in the 2024 NFL 草案, was as 冷静な/正味の and collected as he is in the pocket.


'You wanna 勝利,勝つ a 最高の Bowl?,' he said into the phone, in a ビデオ 地位,任命するd to Oregon Football's X account. 'All 権利, let's go.'

He then 迎える/歓迎するd his new boss, Broncos coach Sean Payton.

Nix's family beamed as he was selected No. 12 overall by the Broncos on Thursday night

拒む,否認する's family beamed as he was selected No. 12 全体にわたる by the Broncos on Thursday night

Broncos coach Sean Payton was clearly left impressed by Nix's pre-draft visit in March

Broncos coach Sean Payton was 明確に left impressed by 拒む,否認する's pre-草案 visit in March

'Coach Payton, what's up? You ready to roll?,' he said as he sat 今後 in his seat.

Moments later, Denver made 拒む,否認する the sixth quarterback selected in the first 一連の会議、交渉/完成する.

While the former Auburn and Oregon passer didn't become a Bronco until Thursday night, the wheels were 始める,決める in 動議 last month.

After 拒む,否認する's Oregon プロの/賛成の day on March 12, he held a priva te workout with the Broncos.

The night before that workout, によれば ESPN's Adam Schefter, the team sent him 'three packets' of 不快な/攻撃 play 取り付け・設備.

The next morning, as they quizzed the prospect, he 報道によれば '鎮圧するd it,' and その上の 納得させるd the Broncos he was their quarterback of the 未来 as he took the field and threw for an hour.

The 旅行 to that point was a winding one for 拒む,否認する, who played five years of college football - three with Auburn and two with Oregon.

Nix was stellar at the University of Oregon, and was a Heisman finalist last season

拒む,否認する was stellar at the University of Oregon, and was a Heisman finalist last season

Nix and his wife, Izzy Smoke, were married in the summer of 2022 according to social media

拒む,否認する and his wife, Izzy Smoke, were married in the summer of 2022 によれば social マスコミ

Nix and his wife, Izzy, are seen on the sidelines of an Oregon game. The couple met at Auburn

拒む,否認する and his wife, Izzy, are seen on the sidelines of an Oregon game. The couple met at Auburn

Nix's father slumped in his seat and cried as the Broncos called his son on Thursday

拒む,否認する's father 低迷d in his seat and cried as the Broncos called his son on Thursday

After three solid seasons at Auburn, 拒む,否認する had two terrific seasons at Oregon, where he threw for 74 touchdowns with 10 interceptions and he 完全にするd almost 75 パーセント of his passes in 27 games.

He finished third in Heisman トロフィー 投票(する)ing after this season, and will now look to end Denver's eight-year プレーオフ 干ばつ.?

While his time at Oregon elevated him to a 最高の,を越す-level 草案 prospect, it was at Auburn where he met his wife Izzy, who was a cheerleader at the SEC school.

によれば PEOPLE, the couple first met in June 2020 before getting engaged at Auburn's football stadium and later tying the knot in the summer of 2022.

Now, the couple will reside in Denver, as 拒む,否認する will play for a franchise which?has churned through 13 starting quarterbacks since Peyton Manning retired as a 最高の Bowl 支持する/優勝者 に引き続いて the 2015 season.?

Their eight-year プレーオフ 干ばつ is 悪化させるd by seven straight losing seasons and watching Patrick Mahomes lead 分割 riva l Kansas City to three 最高の Bowl parades in five years, 含むing the past two.

Nix?threw for 74 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions whilst at the University of Oregon

拒む,否認する?threw for 74 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions whilst at the University of Oregon

He'll now team up with Denver coach Sean Payton, as Denver looks to break its playoff drought

He'll now team up with Denver coach Sean Payton, as Denver looks to break its プレーオフ 干ばつ

拒む,否認する is now ready to try and lead Denver out of its nearly 10年間-long doldr ums.

He thanked the Broncos for 'putting their beliefs in me.'

'There's a lot in the 未来 that's going to need to be done, a lot of work to be done, a lot of growing and a lot of getting better,' 拒む,否認する said. 'But again, I just 高く評価する/(相場などが)上がる the value they had in me.'

拒む,否認する joins a quarterback room that 含むs newly acquired Zach Wilson, whom the Broncos 貿易(する)d for Monday after the 2021 second 全体にわたる 選ぶ had three disappointing seasons with the New York Jets.

Also on the roster is Jarrett Stidham, who 分裂(する) his two starts last season after coach Sean Payton (法廷の)裁判d Russell Wilson, 広告 Ben DiNucci.

'井戸/弁護士席, I know everybody has to compete, I know everybody has to go to work,' 拒む,否認する said. 'We 港/避難所't had any conversations thus far past 草案 prep. But I just can't wait to get around the locker room, I can't wait to get around the guys, 会合,会う all my new チーム仲間s, 会合,会う coaches and get to work.'