Bo Nix is the ‘real deal’ and game-breaking $82m WR is final piece in Broncos’ Super Bowl puzzle

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Bo Nix looked ready to lead the Denver Broncos into the Super Bowl until suffering a broken ankle.The sophomore quarterback was injured on the second-to-last play of a thrilling 33-30 overtime win over Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round.Ed McCaffrey talked Broncos with talkSPORT’s Will GavinYouTube / talkSPORTIt meant he missed an AFC Championship showdown with the New England Patriots as backup Jarrett Stidham was overwhelmed by a tough defense in brutal snowy conditions.Former Denver wideout Ed McCaffrey, who won two of his three Super Bowl rings with John Elway‘s Broncos, hyped up Nix to talkSPORT after his rookie season and joined us again on Radio Row ahead of Super Bowl LX to bemoaned the cruel blow.“I told you I knew he had what it what it took,” he told our viral commentator Will Gavin. “Heartbroken that he somehow broke his ankle…“But he’s one hell of a quarterback. Had a great year. So bummed that he got hurt. And Jared Stidham came in and he was put in a really bad position.