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\n Related: <\/span>Broncos’ Alex Singleton Underwent Testicular Cancer Surgery Hours After Game<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tDenver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton had testicular cancer surgery the day after playing in his team\u2019s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. \u201cI shared with my teammates and coaches that I underwent successful surgery on Friday for testicular cancer after being diagnosed last week,\u201d Singleton, 31, shared via Instagram on Monday, November 10. \u201cThankfully, we [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Per Fox News<\/em><\/a>, Payton opened up to the media in the postgame press conference about Nix\u2019s mindset following the devastating career setback.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ll tell you what, the one thing about it. He\u2019s such a strong, faith-based guy,\u201d Payton declared. \u201cHe was sitting in the hallway with his family, and I went over, and we\u2019re all talking to him. He knows that God has a plan for him. He said he had one in high school, and then he said he had one at Auburn. I said, \u2018I didn\u2019t realize that.\u2019 I [jokingly] said, \u2018If I would have known that, I wouldn\u2019t have drafted you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The coach went on, \u201cHe\u2019s a tough cookie. I said, \u2018Listen. I believe you\u2019re the second quarterback in Year 2 to take your team to a Championship game, and the first is [Chiefs quarterback Patrick<\/strong>] Mahomes<\/strong>. This team, all year, has lost key players, and we\u2019ll rise up for the next challenge and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-2256820843](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2256820843-Denver-Broncos-QB-Bo-Nix-Suffers-Season-Ending-Ankle-Injury-During-Playoffs-e1768711831164.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills congratulates Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos.<\/span> Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPayton promised that \u201cStiddy\u2019s ready to go\u201d as the Bills now look ahead to the prospect of trying to bring home the AFC Championship without Nix in the huddle.<\/p>\n
While Nix was noticeably limping in the final seconds of overtime, he made no mention of an injury while speaking to CBS on the sidelines after his team\u2019s win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, we played a really good football team; they played really well tonight,\u201d Nix said<\/a>. \u201cThey gave us their best shot on a short week after a tough game last week. Hats off to them. We just found a way to win again, and our defense made stops, and I\u2019m just proud of our guys. I\u2019m proud of this organization, the way we compete, we fight, we\u2019re just never out of it.\u201d<\/p>\nBo\u2019s injury comes at a particularly pivotal time in his life, as his wife, Izzy Nix<\/strong>, is pregnant with the couple\u2019s first child. (The couple announced in October 2025 that they will welcome their first child in spring 2026.)<\/p>\nMeanwhile, the Buffalo Bills suffered a season-ending loss to the Broncos despite Bo\u2019s injury. Bills quarterback Josh Allen<\/strong><\/a> broke down in his team\u2019s postgame press conference as he analyzed the loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell you what, the one thing about it. He\u2019s such a strong, faith-based guy,\u201d Payton declared. \u201cHe was sitting in the hallway with his family, and I went over, and we\u2019re all talking to him. He knows that God has a plan for him. He said he had one in high school, and then he said he had one at Auburn. I said, \u2018I didn\u2019t realize that.\u2019 I [jokingly] said, \u2018If I would have known that, I wouldn\u2019t have drafted you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The coach went on, \u201cHe\u2019s a tough cookie. I said, \u2018Listen. I believe you\u2019re the second quarterback in Year 2 to take your team to a Championship game, and the first is [Chiefs quarterback Patrick<\/strong>] Mahomes<\/strong>. This team, all year, has lost key players, and we\u2019ll rise up for the next challenge and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n Payton promised that \u201cStiddy\u2019s ready to go\u201d as the Bills now look ahead to the prospect of trying to bring home the AFC Championship without Nix in the huddle.<\/p>\n While Nix was noticeably limping in the final seconds of overtime, he made no mention of an injury while speaking to CBS on the sidelines after his team\u2019s win.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, we played a really good football team; they played really well tonight,\u201d Nix said<\/a>. \u201cThey gave us their best shot on a short week after a tough game last week. Hats off to them. We just found a way to win again, and our defense made stops, and I\u2019m just proud of our guys. I\u2019m proud of this organization, the way we compete, we fight, we\u2019re just never out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Bo\u2019s injury comes at a particularly pivotal time in his life, as his wife, Izzy Nix<\/strong>, is pregnant with the couple\u2019s first child. (The couple announced in October 2025 that they will welcome their first child in spring 2026.)<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills suffered a season-ending loss to the Broncos despite Bo\u2019s injury. Bills quarterback Josh Allen<\/strong><\/a> broke down in his team\u2019s postgame press conference as he analyzed the loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills congratulates Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos.<\/span> Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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