ENGLEWOOD — Bo Nix seems ready right now to elude the pass rush, throw crisp passes, run for first downs, talk a little trash and do everything else he was known for in his first two NFL seasons.

After sustaining a broken right ankle in a Jan. 17 playoff game against Buffalo, the Broncos quarterback returned to the practice field Tuesday during the first day of a mandatory three-day minicamp. He did only individual drills at Broncos Park and said he is now fully healthy.

“Yes, I could go full go right now if they wanted me to,’’ Nix said when asked if he will be full participant when training camp gets underway in late July.

The Broncos have been cautious with Nix’s ankle after he had surgery Jan. 20 and a clean-up procedure in late April to remove bone spurs. While much ado has been made about Nix’s ankle, he shrugged off any concerns.

“It’s a broken bone for crying out loud,’’ said Nix, speaking to the media for the first time since Jan. 28. “Everybody probably here has had an issue with a broken bone and you end up right back the same. I feel really confident in myself and my training, and this will not hinder me at all.”

Nix was hurt in a 33-30 overtime win over Buffalo in a divisional playoff and sat out Denver’s 10-7 loss to New England in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 25. While it raised some eyebrows that he had the second procedure on the ankle, Nix said it was nothing serious and that it will better prepare him for the future.

“Felt pretty good (after the first surgery), (I) was still having a little bit of an issue with bone spurs,’’ said Nix, who had ankle issues in high school and suffered a broken right ankle at Auburn in November 2021. “Even though I probably could have gone again and (played) the whole season again, it was just aggravating me for too long.

“So what we did was, since I was a little bit ahead (in recovery from the first surgery) thought it best to go ahead and decompress it a little bit. Then (I) still had plenty of time to get back for the summer and to prepare for the season.”

Nevertheless, Nix was asked if he has any concerns about his mobility being affected.

“(The doctors) say (the ankle is) back healthy as good as new, and I hadn’t really been like that in a couple years,’’ Nix said of bone spurs having bothered him. “So my concern is maybe moving around a little bit better.”

Meanwhile, Broncos coach Sean Payton reiterated Tuesday he sees no possibility of the quarterback’s mobility being hampered.

“He’ll clearly be ready in time for training camp,’’ Payton said. “I think he’s going to be a full participant by the end of the month. … I don’t think when he’s fully recovered and he’s out here participating (that) you’re going to see someone that doesn’t move. Some of his superpowers, his ability to move and not get sacked, find throws, I don’t think any of that will be impacted at all.”

Nix did not participate in organized team activities the past two weeks, although Payton said last week he did some work in a walk-through that wasn’t seen by the media. Payton made note Tuesday that Nix has been keeping plenty busy in offseason drills.

“He’s been throwing,’’ Payton said. “It’s not like (Tuesday was) the first day he’s putting sunscreen on. He’s been out here and getting a lot of work in.”

Nix, though, didn’t deny that Tuesday felt like another step forward. He threw some crisp passes in individual work, including a rocket across the middle to Courtland Sutton in the end zone. During team drills, he watched reserves Jarrett Stidham and Sam Ehlinger get reps.

“It was great,’’ said Nix, who said the Broncos are further along overall in spring drills than in either of his first two seasons. “They’ve been practicing for a couple of weeks. (Tuesday was) my first time kind of getting out there and sort of going through everything with them. … It was a very clean operation. … (I’m) really confident and excited to get through the summer and into training camp with these guys.”

By that time, perhaps some questions about his ankle will slow down.

“It’s funny,’’ he said. “No one has ever really cared about me this extensively for a long time, so I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I have little kids at the park asking me if my legs are crooked and all that. I think it’s sort of crazy we live in a culture where you get second-hand sources, and you just run with them and believe them. … I’m going to be strong, and I’m going to be fast and elusive. Everything I’ve done in the past, I’m going to be able to do it again.”

Overall, though, Nix wants to do more than he has before.

“At the end of the day, if you asked that question to every quarterback, they want to win the Super Bowl and an MVP,’’ Nix said when asked about his personal goals for the season. “That’s what is going to be my goal each and every year.”

After the Broncos went 14-3, Nix expects them to be even better in 2026.

“We feel very confident that we can start winning these playoff games,’’ he said.

Nix is excited to have a new weapon in wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, acquired from Miami in March. He called Waddle “an element of explosiveness that I think as an offense we’ve lacked for a couple years.”

Nix is thrilled to work with Davis Webb, now the offensive coordinator and play-caller after three seasons as Denver’s quarterbacks coach.

“Just excited to see his growth and maturity as a play-caller,’’ Nix said. “Obviously, it’ll be his first time, but he’s prepped and has been waiting for this day for a long time. … We think similarly so that’s going to be the fun part as we go. It allows coach Payton to be relieved of those duties, be able to go and do other things (with other positions).”

Most of all, Nix is ready to be unleashed again. Stay tuned for the first day of training camp.