The Denver Broncos are praising Bo Nix in OTAs his second time around, but it's a bit strange to treat the reigning Rookie of the Year runner-up like an unproven asset.

Bo Nix had some believers entering the NFL. The Denver Broncos didn't draft him in the first round for no reason, after all. But few expected the former Auburn and Oregon quarterback to be as good as a rookie as he was.

The smile crackles through Junior Adams’ retellings, of the glory days in Eugene, Oregon, of the quarterback who saw the game a move ahead of the headsets on his own Duck sideline.