It was closing in on noon on a sunny, mild late-winter morning in Eugene, Ore., and Bo Nix was reaching down to grab his bag as he and the Denver Broncos braintrust were wrapping up three hours of meeting time, and getting set to head out to the field for his workout.Nix reached inside, and grabbed a roll of tape that he explained he’d need for his ankles if he were going to train.
• We’ll explain why the New York Jets got Aaron Rodgers a bodyguard rather than more skill-position talent.But we’re starting right here, with a detailed look at how the Atlanta Falcons, Broncos and Minnesota Vikings got their quarterbacks.Where Denver and Minnesota let pricey veteran quarterbacks go in March, the Falcons paid a king’s ransom to bring one in—lavishing a four-year, $180 million deal on Kirk Cousins.