Paxton James Lynch was born on February 12,1994 and is an American football quarterback for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.
32 Facts About Paxton Lynch
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Paxton Lynch played college football at Memphis, and was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
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Paxton Lynch has been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League, and the Orlando Guardians of the XFL.
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Paxton Lynch attended Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona, Florida, where he played football and basketball.
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Paxton Lynch committed to the University of Memphis to play college football.
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Paxton Lynch started all 12 games, completing 203 of 349 passes for 2,056 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
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Paxton Lynch completed 259 of 413 attempts for 3,031 yards, 22 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
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Paxton Lynch was named the MVP of the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl after passing for 306 yards with four passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns against BYU.
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Paxton Lynch completed 296 of 443 passes for 3,778 yards, 28 touchdowns and four interceptions.
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Paxton Lynch finished 9 of 14 for 222 yards, and completed his touchdown throws to seven different receivers.
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Paxton Lynch has four of the seven most passing yards in a game, including the school record 447 on October 23,2015, at Tulsa.
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Paxton Lynch was predicted to be selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by draft analysts and in mock drafts prior to the draft.
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Paxton Lynch was rated the third best quarterback in the 2016 draft by NFLDraftScout.
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On October 2,2016, Paxton Lynch played in his first NFL regular-season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, replacing the injured Trevor Siemian.
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Paxton Lynch was sacked six times, a record for a Broncos rookie.
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Paxton Lynch suffered a shoulder injury against the Green Bay Packers in the team's third preseason game of the 2017 season.
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In Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Paxton Lynch was active for the first time that season and was the backup to Brock Osweiler.
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Paxton Lynch completed 9 of 14 passes for 41 yards and an interception that occurred in the endzone, the Raiders' first interception of the season.
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Two days after the Broncos preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced that Paxton Lynch had been demoted to third-string quarterback as Chad Kelly was promoted to backup.
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Paxton Lynch was released by the Broncos on September 2,2018, after the team acquired Kevin Hogan.
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In two seasons with the team, Paxton Lynch made just four starts and threw four touchdowns and four interceptions.
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On January 17,2019, Paxton Lynch signed with the Seattle Seahawks after spending the 2018 season as a free agent.
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Paxton Lynch was waived on August 30,2019, during final roster cuts.
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On September 17,2019, Paxton Lynch was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.
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Paxton Lynch was promoted to the active roster on October 11,2019, following an injury to Mason Rudolph.
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On September 5,2020, Paxton Lynch was waived by the Steelers during final roster cuts.
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On June 28,2021, it was announced that Paxton Lynch had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
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Paxton Lynch did not dress for games during the season as he was the fourth string quarterback and spent most of the time on the one-game injured list.
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On February 22,2022, Paxton Lynch signed with the United States Football League and was selected with the eighth pick of the 12th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Michigan Panthers.
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Paxton Lynch was the last of 16 quarterbacks taken in the draft and the only one to have started an NFL regular season game before being drafted.
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Paxton Lynch was transferred to the inactive roster on May 5,2022, with a leg injury.
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Paxton Lynch signed with the Orlando Guardians of the XFL on January 30,2023.