Nix's first quarter of the 2024 season was emblematic of that learning curve, but he still managed to balance the scales by getting the Broncos to 2-2. From there, Nix hit the month of October, and before long, head coach Sean Payton had removed most of the guardrails he'd laid around the playbook.

"Every day, it's finding a way to get better," Nix said this offseason. "You don't want to get to Year 2 or go down the road, and all of a sudden you got stuck and didn’t get any better. So, that's my focus right now.