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Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a cleanup procedure performed on his right ankle last week as part of a scheduled follow-up with surgeon Norman E. Waldrop, a league source confirmed to The Athletic<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n Nix originally had surgery in late January after suffering an ankle fracture at the end of Denver\u2019s overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs. The injury forced him to miss the Broncos\u2019 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.<\/span><\/p>\n The latest procedure could affect Nix\u2019s availability for OTAs, which begin for the Broncos in early June, and the minicamp to follow. Broncos coach Sean Payton acknowledged after the final day of the NFL Draft on Saturday that Nix had a scheduled follow-up with Waldrop, but he didn\u2019t specifically answer a question as to whether the timeline for Nix to return to the field had changed.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe had a recheck that was scheduled. He\u2019s doing great,\u201d Payton said of Nix on Saturday. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about his progress. Nothing to report. These guys will be coming in here. He\u2019s here. A number of these guys are coming in the building.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Payton, general manager George Paton and co-owner Greg Penner all voiced confidence during the NFL\u2019s league meetings in late March that Nix would participate in OTAs.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s attacked his recovery in the same way that he attacks preparing for games,\u201d Penner said of Nix at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s done a terrific job. He\u2019s ahead of schedule, no concerns at all for (the offseason program) and going forward from there. We\u2019re really pleased with his progress and the support from (vice president of player health and performance) Beau Lowery and everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It now appears to be an open question as to whether \u2014 or how much \u2014 Nix will see the field during Denver\u2019s on-field workouts in June. Even if Nix is limited during OTAs, though, the source indicated, he\u2019s expected to be fully ready by the time the Broncos begin training camp in late July.<\/span><\/p>\n Nix suffered the injury while carrying the ball during the final drive of Denver\u2019s 33-30 victory over the Bills. The Broncos\u2019 euphoria after reaching the conference title game for the first time in a decade was quickly doused when Payton announced, about an hour after the game ended, that imaging done in the stadium showed Nix had suffered a broken ankle and would be out for the rest of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI broke my ankle one step away from the Super Bowl,\u201d Nix wrote in an essay published in \u201cThe Players\u2019 Tribune\u201d earlier this month. \u201cIt hurt. Bad. Not just physically. It hurt because I love playing the game with my teammates. It hurt because we\u2019ve built something really special. It hurt because when you\u2019re that close to something you\u2019ve dreamed about your whole life, you don\u2019t want it taken out of your hands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n