After a strong rookie season from quarterback Bo Nix, the Denver Broncos added a new weapon for their young stud this offseason. The Broncos signed Evan Engram to a two-year, $23 million deal to give Nix another weapon heading into his sophomore season.
This week, at the annual Tight End University camp, founded by George Kittle, Travis Kelce, and Greg Olsen, Engram praised his new quarterback's mentality.
"My favorite thing about him is just his mentality," Engram told Fox News' Scott Thompson. "The way he thinks, the way he talks to himself, his teammates, the way he's wired upstairs in the brain is really impressive for a kid coming into his second year at the quarterback position."
The way Nix goes about his work on the game is one of the reasons Engram chose Denver during free agency. Nix's mentality is one Engram believes will only brew success, and he wanted to be a part of that.
"I'm really impressed with him so far. I think the talent is there. The work ethic is there," Engram said. "I've seen it on film, kind of trying to figure out what team I want to go to, watching the Broncos. It's even just being around him, the talent is there.
"The success will find you. The way you work, the sacrifices he makes, the way he leads - just the way he goes about every single day. I think it's just inevitable for anybody to move like that and to have success."
Although it's early in the offseason, Engram has already been impressed by the energy of his new team, and he believes that energy, combined with the Broncos' talent, can only lead to success.
"Being in Denver - just being in OTAs - the season hasn't even started yet, and just the energy, the attitude, the camaraderie that's throughout the team, the accountability that's throughout the team, the talent that we have, the coaches that we have," Engram said. "I'm really blessed to be there right now and I think just the new teammates that I have, the way that they've accepted me the way we've built our relationships in such a short amount of time, it just really means a lot to me."
Engram arrives after four years with the New York Giants and three years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Engram has accumulated nearly 500 receptions, 5,000 yards, and 25 touchdowns in his career.
The tight end will be entering his eighth year in the league and brings a valuable veteran presence to this young Broncos' squad, especially for his second-year quarterback.
"I think being in an environment like that with all the wisdom and the things that I know, my ability to be able to pass information down and help the guy next to me - just being in that environment already with other guys like-minded is just an incredible feeling and I think it all correlates," Engram said. "It fits together and I think we have a great opportunity this year to do something really good."
The Broncos have about a month until training camp gets underway ahead of the 2025 season. But, as Engram hits the midway point of his first offseason in Denver, he's just thankful to be a Bronco.
"It's been incredible," Engram said. "I'm a firm believer in everything happens for a reason, and you know, God's plan for you is greater than anything you could conjure up yourself."
There's a lot of expectation and excitement around the Broncos' potential in 2025, and Engram believes Nix is the perfect guy to be steering the ship.
