Paxton Lynch’s comeback journey continues.
The former Denver Broncos quarterback has signed with the Orlando Guardians to play in the upcoming spring season of the re-launched XFL, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal‘s Chris Boyle.
Lynch played college football at Memphis and was selected by former Broncos general manager John Elway in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft after Denver won Super Bowl 50. Lynch was a bust with the Broncos, starting in just four games before being released ahead of the 2018 season.
After a year out of football, Lynch had brief stints with the Seattle Seahawks (2019) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2019) before another one-year hiatus. He then went to Canada to play for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2021.
Lynch was a healthy scratch for the Roughriders and he ended up asking for his release last spring so he could enter the USFL draft. The CFL granted his request, and Lynch was selected by the USFL’s Michigan Panthers.
Lynch went 2-1 as a starter in the USFL, completing 65.1% of his passes for 550 yards and five touchdowns against four interceptions while adding two more scores on the ground. He’ll now hope to build on those USFL totals when he competes in the XFL this spring.
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