A few untamed Broncos emerged during Denver’s practice on Tuesday.

Practice fights aren’t out of the ordinary during NFL training camp, as emotions run high during sweltering weather. It is rare, though, to see a quarterback at the center of it all.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was reportedly at the center of a training camp fight on Tuesday, after the passer pulled the leg of a teammate during a scuffle.

Per reports, Nix was sacked and taken down to the ground earlier in practice, leading to the passer throwing the ball out of anger. A few plays later, several offensive and defensive linemen converged and began to brawl, when Nix would then pull pass rusher Nik Bonitto off the pile by his leg, according to reporters at the practice.

Bonitto would have to be held back by teammates after he was pulled off. Offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton had to leave practice after he was bleeding from the head.

After practice, the quarterback was pretty welcoming of the scrum.

“I love it, it’s football,” Nix told reporters. “It’s getting me ready for the games coming up. It’s a physical practice out there played by physical people. It got intense, and we were just really enjoying it. Sometimes during the dog days of summer, practice gets long and the intensity runs high.”

It’s crucial for Nix to avoid hitting the turf at all during practice. While the passer has been cleared to play following an ankle surgery that derailed Denver’s Super Bowl chances, they’ll need him healthy to continue to work through the upcoming season to reach the AFC championship game again.

It’s not the first training camp fight during this preseason in which a quarterback has been in the middle of. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was at the center of a “heated scuffle” in August, during which the passer had some words for one of his teammates.

The Broncos are set to face the Green Bay Packers at home in Week 2 of the 2026 preseason schedule.

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