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Broncos HC Sean Payton mentioned QB Bo Nix spent time with Drew Brees this offseason as he prepares for the 2025 season.
“Look, [Nix] is someone who works his tail off, wants to improve,” Payton said, via Jeff Legwold of ESPN. “And he’s gone and visited Brees for four or five days. … There’s a lot he wants to absorb in a fast period of time, and that’s a great thing for a young player like that.”
Payton added that Nix reached out to Brees and visited him in San Diego to learn from the future Hall of Famer.
“It was reaching out, coordinating some time to dive into the offense,” Payton said. “That’s what you’re looking for … wanting to know more about the offense. It was [Nix] doing more research at the position.”
Payton isn’t concerned about a possible sophomore slump from Nix.
“I’m trying to think of the MTV one-hit wonders, and I can’t think of very many,” Payton said. “It’s a term we use, but I can’t think examples that match that term — rookie quarterbacks that excelled and then all of a sudden what happened in the second year?”
Chiefs GM Brett Veach explained how contract negotiations with G Trey Smith transpired and how they didn’t want to let him hit the open market.
“Given the talent and cultural impact a player like Trey brings to an organization, he was a priority for us,” Veach said, via Sports Illustrated. “Extensions off of a franchise tag can be challenging for players, teams and agents to get done. When we started negotiations in February, we knew there would be a lot of hurdles. It was clear that if Trey hit the market this offseason, he likely would have received contract offers at or above the franchise tag number on an annual basis. Given how the guard market has exploded, we feel this deal is a win for both the organization and the player. I appreciate working with Trey, [agent] Tory [Dandy] and [agent] Jimmy [Sexton] to get a deal done that made sense for everyone involved.”
Dandy said that the guaranteed money was a huge part of the negotiations and said that he wanted to make sure Smith reset the market.
“It was one of those things where you had the deadline and both sides knew we wanted to make a strong effort to get something done,” Dandy said. “Sometimes these things take up until that deadline. I’m sure Trey would rather have had it done a while ago and the team as well, but they had the draft, and they had free agency. But they had said Trey was their number one priority this offseason. We knew at some point we were going to make a strong push on both sides to get something done.”
Dandy added that Smith wanted to remain in Kansas City and, hopefully, continue to replicate the success he’s had with the team.
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