Paxton Lynch, a former Denver Broncos first round pick, is getting set to get back on the playing field, but not in the National Football League.
Lynch has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
After being selected by Denver in the 2016 draft, he played in five games, completing 61.7 percent of his passes for 792 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions.
After being released by the Broncos early on in the 2018 campaign, Lynch signed with the Seattle Seahawks and re-signed with the team in 2019, where he served as the team’s third-string quarterback, behind Russell Wilson and Geno Smith.
Lynch hasn’t appeared in an NFL game since the 2017 season.
In three seasons and 38 games with Memphis, he threw for 8,863 yards and 59 touchdowns, which earned him national recognition in just junior year. He decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
