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NFL QB bust Paxton Lynch final pick on Day 1 of USFL draft

The last pick on the first day of the USFL draft was once a first-round NFL pick, QB Paxton Lynch

This is not where Paxton Lynch expected to be hearing his name on 2/22/22.

However, the former No. 1 pick of the Denver Broncos in 2016 — No. 26 overall — finds himself chosen as the last pick Tuesday on the first day of the USFL draft.

Lynch was released by Denver in 2018 and the spiral … not the kind he was expecting to throw for years — has gone downward since.

It got so bad that earlier in the day he was released by the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders. As the third-string quarterback, he did not dress for games last season and spent most of the time on the one-game injured list.

In fact, the New York Post ran a story on Tuesday saying Lynch’s career had hit a new low.

This is a new start for a player who once was hoped to be a franchise quarterback by John Elway and the Broncos’ brass.

After being cut by CFL team, Paxton Lynch’s football future is in doubt

Paxton Lynch, 28, hasn’t played in a regular season NFL game since 2017, and he did not appear in any CFL games last season.

It seems fair to wonder if Paxton Lynch’s football career might be coming to an end.

The 28-year-old quarterback has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Canadian Football League team announced Monday.

After failing to revive his football career in the CFL, Lynch’s chances of ever returning to the NFL seem extremely thin (but the USFL is about to start up).

Lynch might be remembered as one of the worst picks in Denver Broncos history. He was selected by the Broncos with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft out of Memphis.

As a rookie, Lynch failed to beat out Trevor Siemian (a former seventh-round pick), but he did start in two games as a fill-in for an injured Siemian. Lynch then lost another QB competition to Siemian during the 2017 offseason, and started two games again that year as an injury fill-in.

In two years (five appearances and four starts), Lynch completed 61.7% of his passes for 792 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. He also fumbled four times and was sacked 18 times.

Lynch failed to make the Broncos’ 53-man roster in 2018 and he later had brief stints with the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. After a year out of football, he joined the CFL in 2021. Lynch never appeared in a game for the Roughriders.

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Paxton Lynch’s time in the CFL has not gone well

Paxton Lynch, a former first-round pick in the NFL draft, is now a fourth-string QB in the CFL.

Story update: Paxton Lynch can no longer fly with the Saskatchewan Roughriders to away games after Nov. 30 because of Canada’s new federal mandate on traveling during COVID-19. Because the QB is not vaccinated, he can’t travel with the team. See our original post below.

Paxton Lynch’s attempt to revive his football career in Canada has not gone well thus far.

Lynch spent the first 13 games of the CFL’s regular season as the Saskatchewan Roughriders third-string quarterback, inactive on game days. Last week, the Riders demoted the QB to their practice roster, according to 3DownNation.com.

Saskatchewan promoted Mason Fine from the practice roster to the active roster last Friday. Fine appears to have leapfrogged Lynch for the QB3 role.

When Lynch joined the CFL earlier this year, he spoke about his goal of eventually returning to the NFL.

“It’s always been my dream.” Lynch told 3DownNation. “As a kid, you dream of winning the Super Bowl and that fire inside of me to accomplish that is still there and it’s very strong. It hasn’t wavered at all.”

Lynch was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft out of Memphis. He played just two seasons in Denver before getting cut. After brief stints with the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers, Lynch signed with Saskatchewan in June.

The Riders have clinched the No. 2 seed in the West Division with 9-5 regular season record. They will host the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semifinal on Sunday, Nov. 28.

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Denver Broncos starting quarterback solutions since Peyton Manning retired

The Denver Broncos traded for Teddy Bridgewater. Take a look at all of their QB fixes since Peyton Manning retired.

John Elway proved in 2012 that it’s easy to solve your team’s problems at quarterback: you just sign Peyton Manning in free agency.

It hasn’t been easy for the Denver Broncos under center since Manning retired after their Super Bowl 50 win to conclude the 2015 season. Even Manning’s possible successor, Brock Osweiler, left in free agency in 2016 to sign with the Houston Texans.

Since Manning’s retirement, the Broncos have had as much luck as the Halas and McCaskey family at finding a franchise quarterback. Here are all Denver’s attempts at finding a franchise quarterback since Manning retired from the NFL following Super Bowl 50.

4 ex-Broncos quarterbacks learn their fates on roster cuts weekend

Former Broncos quarterbacks Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Chad Kelly and Brandon Allen failed to make 53-man rosters.

The Denver Broncos waived quarterback Brett Rypien when they trimmed their roster down to 53 players over the weekend. After Rypien cleared waivers, Denver signed him to the 16-man practice squad.

Rypien will serve as the Broncos’ third-string quarterback this season behind starter Drew Lock and backup Jeff Driskel. Four ex-Denver quarterbacks also learned their fates after NFL teams completed roster cuts.

In Pittsburgh, Paxton Lynch was cut by the Steelers and was not re-signed to their practice squad. Mason Rudolph and Joshua Dobbs will serve as the Steelers’ backups behind Ben Roethlisberger. Devlin Hodges will serve as Pittsburgh’s fourth quarterback on the practice squad.

In Tennessee, Trevor Siemian lost the Titans’ backup job to Logan Woodside, who will serve as the No. 2 behind Ryan Tannehill. Siemian was brought back to serve as Tennessee’s No. 3 quarterback on the practice squad.

In Indianapolis, Chad Kelly failed to make the Colts’ 53-man roster but he was brought back on the practice squad. Indy will carry three quarterbacks on the active roster: Philip Rivers, Jacoby Brissett and Jacob Eason.

In Cincinnati, Brandon Allen did not make the Bengals’ 53-man roster but he was also brought back on the practice squad. Joe Burrow will start for Cincy this season and Ryan Finley will serve as QB2.

Two other former Broncos quarterbacks — Kyle Sloter and Kevin Hogan — did not go to training camp with a team and remain unsigned free agents.

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8 QBs with astonishingly good records against the Jaguars

When looking at their history, there simply are some quarterbacks who the Jags have struggled mightily against and Peyton Manning is one.

In the NFL, it’s all about wins and sometimes those wins can be hard to come by.

While wins and losses are attributed to the execution of the team overall, the quarterback is mostly seen as the one that bears the most responsibility obtaining the victory or be charged with the loss. They are also judged by their record whether fair or unfair.

In the case of the Jacksonville Jaguars, there are a few quarterbacks that own very interesting records in head-to-head contests with them. Here are five quarterbacks with some highly noticeable records against the Jags:

Note: The list will be a mixture of great quarterbacks but also the unlikeliest of quarterbacks that own a winning record against the franchise.

8. Paxton Lynch (1-3 in career, 1-0 vs. the Jags)

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Let’s start things off with an interesting name nobody knew had a win against the Jags: Paxton Lynch. While some of the quarterbacks on this list will be Hall-of-Famers when they retire, the same likely won’t be said about the former Denver Bronco.

Lynch hasn’t had the career that was expected when he was selected with the 26th overall pick out of The University of Memphis garnering a 1-3 record in his career. Unfortunately for Jaguars fans, his one victory would come at Jacksonville’s expense as the Broncos would defeat the Jaguars by a score of 20-10 in 2016.

Injuries and overall ineffectiveness caused Lynch to not start a game since 2017 where he would lose his next two starts. Lynch is now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers where he is on a two-year, $1.38 million contract.

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