Paxton Lynch was supposed to solve the Broncos’ post-Peyton Manning search for a franchise quarterback. Now, he finds himself playing football in Canada after the 26th overall pick in 2016 signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Five years ago, he inked a four-year, $9.476 million contract with the Broncos. He’s currently getting paid far less.
Justin Dunk of 3downnation.com reported that Lynch will receive a salary of only $65,000 from the Roughriders in 2022. He also gets $3,600 for housing, $200 for each game in which he’s on the active roster, and $500 for every game in which he takes at least 51 percent of the snaps.
Despite stints with three NFL teams, the 27-year-old is realizing the difference between the NFL and CFL.
“It’s been difficult. A lot of the pre-snap stuff has been a big adjustment for me,” Lynch said during a video conference call earlier this month, according to John Hodge of 3DownNation.com. “When you break it all down and get down to the core of it, it’s really football — it’s the same, just different terminology and things like that concept-wise.”
Lynch last threw a pass in an NFL game with the Broncos in 2017. He still wants to get back there someday.
“It’s always been my dream.” Lynch said. “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, but I don’t want to get that confused with how I feel about being here because I’m very excited to be here.”
