No clowns or prima donnas: Bo Nix praises mentality of Broncos' locker room
The Broncos have the highest rate (86%) of returning players in the league, giving them plenty of continuity as they approach the 2025 campaign. Denver also has a close-knit squad off the field, and Nix believes that will pay dividends on the field.
"I'm playing with a similar team as we did last year," Nix said last week. "Not a lot of turnover. Then we added some special guys that were good locker room guys, good teammates, have that history of working hard, being experienced. They're going to make a big difference for us. We're all just trying to compete to get better. We're all trying to make each other better. I think that's just kind of showing in the locker room, out on the field, in the cafeteria. We just have a close team."
Broncos general manager George Paton and coach Sean Payton have been deliberate in finding high-character players to add to the locker room, and Nix praised the group's mentality.
"I think it starts with, honestly, the type of people we have in the locker room," Nix said. "We don't have any clowns. We don't have any guys that are hard to get along with. We just have good people, good dudes that are all here for one reason, and that's one team goal and just to get better. We don't really have a lot of prima donnas, which is good.'
No clowns. No prima donnas. Just hard-working players seeking a Super Bowl.
That's exactly the kind of roster that can help Denver return to chasing championships.
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