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Close-knit Broncos QB Bo Nix and Buccaneers WR Tez Johnson lean on each other through NFL journeys

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When they all trickle back under the Nix family roof in Alabama for board-game marathons, the goal is simple. Beat Bo. Because Bo Nix is trying to beat them.

Monopoly. The Chameleon. It does not matter. It extends beyond traditional games: first to finish reading a book, or tie their shoe. When Tez Johnson was 15 years old and a receiver at Pinson Valley High in Alabama, he was introduced into this family by Patrick and Krista Nix, the parents who took Johnson in and came to call him another son.

Johnson was introduced to their way of life: passionate about faith, family, football.