
Broncos Showed Interest in $132 Million Super Bowl Champions
Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos hands the ball off against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos will face a different starting quarterback than normal when they face the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 18, with Carson Wentz set to start in place of Patrick Mahomes.
However, Wentz was nearly a Bronco.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton overhauled the team’s quarterback room, cutting Russell Wilson, acquiring Zach Wilson via trade from the New York Jets, and drafting Nix No. 12 overall in the 2024 draft.
That overhaul could have included Wentz, who Payton said he reached out to during the offseason.
“Listen, he’s in this league for a reason,” Payton told reporters on January 1. “He’s big, strong. He was a first-round draft pick. We spoke during the offseason a little bit with him and his agents. And so, shoot, it’s the player. But it’s also everything around it and understanding what they’re trying to do.”
Payton and the Broncos beat the Chiefs in Week 8 of the 2023 season.
However, that is the club’s only victory over the rival in their last 18 meetings. That run goes back to 2015. That was the last time the Broncos made the postseason, which is notable with a trip to the playoffs on the line for Denver in Week 18.