Bo Nix is the Broncos starting quarterback and now he’s a captain, too.
The Denver rookie is among six team captains voted on by the team and announced Wednesday morning by head coach Sean Payton.
Nix, 24, is joined by right guard Quinn Meinerz, wide receiver Courtland Sutton, inside linebacker Alex Singleton, kicker Wil Lutz and cornerback Pat Surtain — the newly minted highest-paid defensive back in NFL history.
Nix becomes the first Broncos rookie to be named a team captain since Floyd Little in 1967. He was named the team’s starting quarterback on Aug. 21 and over the course of his first training camp he’s won the respect and trust of veteran teammates.
Nix was selected No. 12 overall by Denver in April’s draft.
The five additional captains each have tenure and respect in the Broncos locker room. Sutton is among the longest-tenured players on the roster and is the team’s leading receiver entering the season. Singleton enters his third year with the club as the returning leading tackler and the communication hub in the middle of Vance Joseph’s defense. Lutz was reliable in his first year as Denver’s place kicker in 2023. Surtain and Meinerz are foundational pieces to the franchise who each arrived in the 2021 draft and each this offseason received top-of-the-market extensions from the Broncos, signaling the franchise’s intent to build around them well into the future.
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