Throughout the 2023 season, the Denver Broncos had a quarterback problem. Russell Wilson was in his second year with Denver and his first with head coach Sean Payton.

Denver Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson is set to hit free agency, and it appears his time with the franchise will end after one year.

Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden showed a vote of faith in the Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Bo Nix in the NFL Wild Card matchup against the Buffalo Bills and MVP candidate Josh Allen. Nix repaid Gruden with an early touchdown pass.

Bo Nix (10) of the Denver Broncos looks for a ... The juxtaposition between the Payton-Nix tiff and Payton-Russell Wilson meltdown remains striking. Payton went nuclear on Wilson on the sideline ...

They signed safety Brandon Jones, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach and inside linebacker Cody Barton to modest deals. During the NFL draft, they traded a future sixth-round pick for John Franklin-Myers and quickly signed him to a reworked, two-year deal worth $15 million.

Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills to a convincing Wild Card victory over Bo Nix’s Denver Broncos to move on to the second round of the playoffs next week.

The Broncos must get Nix more help after his sterling rookie season, but the QB's own development will also be critical for Denver.

Bo Nix, one of Denver's most trumpeted rookie QBs since the Elway days, has written the first chapter of what he hopes is a similar book, right down to losing his first playoff game by the same score ( 31-7 to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills ).

Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.

The Denver Broncos' own Bo Nix just accomplished this feat ... and Matt Ryan had average to poor seasons. The 2010s saw Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III, Dak Prescott and others.

At this time last year, George Paton expressed interest in a Patrick Surtain extension. Although it took several months, the Broncos finalized a contract with their top player.