Why Broncos QB Bo Nix spent “four or five days” with Drew Brees this summer

Bo Nix described his offseason as one of his calmest in current memory earlier this summer To be sure he didn t have to learn from a new offensive coordinator Didn t transfer schools Didn t have to go right from his final college season headlong into preparing for the NFL draft Nix has been busy though Amid the downtime over the past five weeks the Broncos second-year quarterback hosted a group of receivers and skill position players for a couple of days to work out and spend time together He also according to head coach Sean Payton spent four or five days with former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in Southern California It s him just reaching out and just coordinating various time to dive into the offense the schedule the calendar his schedule his workweek in season Payton described reporters Wednesday Payton stated he wasn t sure exactly when the visit took place but Nix obviously has plenty of reason to want to pick Brees brain Brees and Payton won a Super Bowl together with New Orleans in and spent years together in the Bayou a run that included seven NFC South titles That of subject makes Brees a perfect sounding board for Nix When Nix first got drafted he received a -page outline from Denver quarterbacks coach Davis Webb that had among countless other things frameworks for how Webb s friends and former teammates like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes structured their offseason It might seem trivial from the outside but the calendar is considerably different than in college football and franchise quarterbacks of module have pressure on their time pretty much year-round Nix had the chance to get Brees feedback about that kind of thing in addition to Brees being perhaps the foremost expert in Payton s offensive playbook and philosophies Nix is someone that works his tail off wants to improve Payton declared The whole offseason is planned out There s a lot he wants to absorb in a fast period of time and that s a great thing for a young contestant like that We re never going to just pick up where we left off but there s a lot of building to do when you look at last year and a lot of positives to look at it Payton also noted Nix has been working with renowned throwing coach Tom House House is a former big league pitcher perhaps best known for catching Hank Aaron s record-breaking th home run in the bullpen The -year-old spent years after his playing career teaching throwing mechanics and care to baseball and football players Included on his roster of quarterback pupils Brees along with Tom Brady and others He s amazing He s a baseball guy Payton revealed It s fascinating He s real smart He s a baseball guy that s really done a great job with a lot of throwers That s the best way to describe him whether it s a baseball motion or a football motion those opportunities we get to just have a lunch or sit and visit are pretty special for me He s pretty sharp Related Articles Broncos Super Bowl LX odds What sportsbooks think of Denver s chances entering training camp Keeler If Broncos won t pay Nik Bonitto another NFL squad will analyst says Amid construction Broncos hope for great experience for fans at training camp Amid buzz of expectations Broncos enjoy a relatively quiet veteran overview day Broncos training camp Five veterans to watch on the roster bubble Earlier this offseason Nix announced he s been able to rest his arm more in the past sparse months than at any point since he was in high school I didn t throw a football for a while but I was doing a lot of shoulder care and arm care and doing particular rotational work and doing different things that were kind of replacing the throw Nix noted in late May When you throw as a quarterback I m just worried about where the ball ends up Was it accurate Was it not It s hard to really fix things get back to the fundamentals and really hone in on them If you re throwing a ball against the wall or if you re mimicking throwing with a towel you re not really worried about where the ball is going You re just focused on your own mechanics For me that was good because I was able to do something different work on my mechanics and tighten certain things up For Nix this offseason that process included spending time with a pair of figures with whom Payton shares a long history Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis