Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix revealed Monday he played part of his rookie season with transverse process fractures in his back.
Nix, talking to reporters Monday as players were cleaning out their lockers following the Broncos' 31-7 wild-card playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, said he suffered the injury in the first half of a Nov. 24 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The transverse process is a small bone that sticks out from either side of the vertebrae.
"Yes, I got twisted up a little bit, had three process fractures.