Overview
- Nix used a Players’ Tribune letter to share that he and his wife, Izzy, welcomed their first child, Riley, and to update fans on his recovery.
- He wrote that he is finishing rehab after right ankle surgery and expects to be back on the field soon for the 2026 season.
- The injury came late in Denver’s Divisional Round win over the Bills, leading to surgery in late January and an estimated 12-week break from football work.
- Riley Belle was born on February 25, which is also Nix’s birthday, and he said fatherhood reframed a boring rehab into time that strengthened his faith and focus.
- He placed the setback in a longer arc of adversity — from a benching at Auburn to draft-night doubts — and said the plan is a careful return that could include offseason work if doctors clear him.