Bo Nix’s rookie season ended with a 31-7 loss in the Wild Card round, just like John Elway’s first year ended in 1983.

Nix should be Denver's quarterback for the next decade. But with Stidham and Wilson both about to hit free agency, who will be Bo's backup?

Bo Nix was very impressive during his rookie season with the Denver Broncos, and CEO Greg Penner showered him with praise.

In 1983, the Denver Broncos went on the road to Seattle and lost a wild-card playoff game 31-7. There was a rookie quarterback named John Elway who played that day.

Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey, who's been around the block and seen a lot since entering the league as a 2018 San Francisco 49ers first-round pick, instantly recognized "the right stuff" in Nix when the veterans joined the rookies for the offseason training program last spring.

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So it should come as no surprise that with the Broncos’ success, other teams have taken notice. Saturday afternoon, the New York Jets agreed in principle to make Darren Mougey their new general manager, a source confirmed to The Post.

Darren Mougey, 39, rose quickly in Denver and just finished his third season as the Broncos' assistant general manager.

Darren Mougey, a longtime Broncos scout and executive who became their assistant GM in 2022, is the new general manager of the Jets, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Darren Mougey, a longtime Broncos scout and executive who became their assistant GM in 2022, is the new general manager of the Jets.

Former GM John Elway gave Darren Mougey his start as a Broncos' scouting intern in 2012. Mougey worked his way up to assistant GM before being hired by the Jets.

Mougey, 39, is the third-youngest GM in the NFL and joins the Jets after serving as the Broncos assistant GM since 2022. He has been with the Broncos since 2012, rising from scouting intern to assistant GM.