Former top NFL draft pick’s comeback dream takes hit with catastrophic injury
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“Another brutal injury has ended Paxton Lynch’s bid to get back on the field, perhaps slamming the door on his once-promising career.”
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“Lynch, a 2016 first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, was working tirelessly on a potential return to the NFL while playing for the Colorado Spartans of the National Arena League for just $600 a game when disaster struck.”
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“Lynch, 32, dropped back to throw a pass while in Salina, Kansas, as a defender barreled down at him, crunching him from the left side. His right knee buckled on contact and it left him with a torn LCL.”
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“Lynch’s NFL career was rather short-lived after being selected No. 26 overall by the Broncos in 2016.”
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“He played just five games in two seasons with the Broncos before being released heading into year three.”
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“The Seahawks briefly gave him an opportunity to compete as a backup behind Russell Wilson, but he remained on the practice squad and never got any game action.”
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“He also failed get past the practice squad in a stint with the Steelers.”
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“Lynch joined the XFL in 2020, and also had stints in the USFL and the CFL where he was eventually cut by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.”
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“Lynch was proud of the results he was seeing — throwing for 413 yards and eight touchdowns in two-plus games.”
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