Bo Nix’s offseason retreat is built around more than throwing passes.
The Denver Broncos quarterback has carved out a way to step away from the NFL grind, and Luca Evans of the Denver Post described the setting as Nix’s “pristine Alabama property,” where he works with young quarterbacks. The idea isn’t just a casual summer workout. Nix, his family and four close family friends have created a non-profit called AIRO, using the Greek word for lift or raise up, to help fund and sponsor the camp.
There’s an obvious comparison to the Manning quarterback camps, and the age range tells you who this is for: the kids are typically 12-16. Evans cited a couple of participants, including Champ Smith, a four-star quarterback from Florida who’s committed to Harvard. Smith said the experience was not really centered on football.
“It was really less about football, at this camp,” Smith said. “To be honest, that was kind of their last priority.”
The camp also brings in some notable guests. Backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham was there, and Smith said Stidham met him at the airport in a black SUV and drove him to the camp.
“It was like, surreal,” Smith said. “I was like, ‘What’s he doing here?’
Like, the place is an hour and a half away. Why is he coming up here?”
Nix has also shaped the camp around his faith. That fits the Alabama backdrop, where “faith, famly and football” is part of the culture, and Nix has made sure the experience reflects that.
“We did an experience you may have never done before,” Nix told The Post. “Catch a fish, ride a horse, shoot a bow and arrow, something like that.
And then at the end, the most important was - we want to share the gospel with them, and open up the Bible, and talk about life, talk about struggles. Because we all go through the same things.”
That message lines up with Nix’s own path. He came into the league with questions about his game after being viewed as limited coming out of Oregon, and two years later he got the Broncos to the AFC Championship game. He also dealt with a broken ankle that became another offseason controversy, and the preseason snippet suggested he is still capable of making doubters pay again.
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