When the Broncos traded for Jets quarterback Zach Wilson earlier this week, head coach Sean Payton said the move wasn’t meant to be a smoke screen ahead of Thursday night’s NFL draft. Payton made it clear that the team was looking to add a veteran quarterback. And for weeks, he said general manager George Paton has been working with the Jets to get a deal done. “There was no specific timing. It just took a little bit of time,” Payton said after Thursday’s first round. “I know when (traded for) him (was) closer to the draft, but it could’ve very well been three weeks ago.” Denver loaded up its ..read more

The Post’s sports staff weighs in with grades after the Denver Broncos drafted Oregon quarterback Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat writer Grade: B- The gut reaction to this pick is going to be almost entirely driven by the strength of trust in Sean Payton to pick a quarterback. The fact that Nix was the sixth of the perceived top six selected Thursday will either prove Payton and the Broncos’ evaluation process to be a terrific one or it will end up looking like desperation. That makes Nix, far from a sure bet to turn into an upper ..read more

Bo Nix, you’ve got next. The Broncos’ eight-year quarterback nightmare added its latest contestant, a precision passer who nearly won the Heisman after transferring from Auburn to Oregon. Quack is not whack. Nix brings experience. At 24, he is not your normal rookie. He is mature and married. Most kids who spend this long in college leave as PhDs, not as QBs. His tree rings are a good thing. Nix is smart and dedicated, and his 61 college starts, most in FBS history, will microwave his NFL transition. My phone blew up Thursday with predictions that the Broncos would take J.J. McCarthy or Michae ..read more

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Here are the winners and losers from an eventful first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Winners Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams celebrates after being chosen by the Chicago Bears with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Caleb Williams Williams might be the luckiest first overall pick in draft history. The former USC standout will walk into Chicago with a wide receivers room that features DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze, whom the Bears selected Thursday with the nint ..read more

So many months, meetings and miles later, the Broncos’ first-round plan proved so simple it translates into two letters. Bo. Denver set its course for the future and coach Sean Payton put his quarterback evaluation chops on the line in a major way Thursday night by selecting Oregon quarterback Bo Nix at No. 12. Nix, a six-year college player who started 61 games and put up prodigious numbers the past two years running the Ducks offense, all along felt like a clean fit from a scheme standpoint. He was not, however, considered a particularly good value in the first half of the first round. RELAT ..read more

Sean Payton has his quarterback after the Broncos selected Oregon’s Bo Nix with the No. 12 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday. ANALYSIS: The Broncos waited and waited, then made a franchise-sized bet on Oregon QB Bo Nix Here’s a look at how national analysts are grading the selection: Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski: D “With five quarterbacks already off the board, the Denver Broncos chose not to risk losing their guy. But they pulled the trigger on a second-round quarterback with the 12th overall pick. “At the very least, Nix is a better value than Michael Penix Jr., whom the Atlanta Falcons ..read more

Sean Payton has found his quarterback. The Broncos selected former Oregon star Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Nix is Denver’s first selection in the first round since they took Pat Surtain II at No. 9 in 2021. Nix is one of the most experienced quarterbacks in this year’s draft class, playing in 61 career games and recording 15,352 passing yards, 113 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. Nix, a four-star recruit and ranked the best dual-threat quarterback in the 2019 class by 247sports, spent three seasons at Auburn before transferring to Or ..read more

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the first round of the NFL draft (all times local): That’s offensive: First defensive player isn’t picked until Latu at No. 15 UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu was the first defensive player selected in the NFL draft, going No. 15 overall to Indianapolis to snap a record streak of 14 straight offensive players taken. The previous latest a defensive player was drafted came in 2021, when the Carolina Panthers took cornerback Jaycee Horn eighth overall. It was the first time 14 straight offensive players were taken at any point in the draft. ___ No. 15 pick: Laiatu Latu t ..read more

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams, welcome to Chicago. The expectations are clear, become the franchise quarterback the Bears have craved for years and lift the founding NFL franchise to the top of the league. Other than that, there’s no pressure at all. The Bears did exactly as expected by taking Williams with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night after general manager Ryan Poles made a half-hearted attempt during the week to play things close to the vest by telling everyone to “tune in” as he smiled. The real mystery, of course, wasn’t whether they would kick off the festivities ..read more