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.
Ending the day how we started it: with a 🔥 QB selection!
Welcome to the Panther fam, Paxton Lynch! pic.twitter.com/byYaLJ3ztO
— Michigan Panthers (@USFLPanthers) February 23, 2022
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.
