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Former NFL first-round decide Paxton Lynch benched for second straight week in XFL as Guardians fall to 0-2

February 27, 2023
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Former NFL first-round decide Paxton Lynch benched for second straight week in XFL as Guardians fall to 0-2

Paxton Lynch’s XFL expertise has not gone as he had hoped. The former NFL first-round decide has been benched in every of his first two begins with the Orlando Guardians, who fell to 0-2 after dropping a 30-12 resolution to the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday. 

Things began effectively sufficient for Lynch, who was the Broncos’ first-round decide (twenty sixth total) within the 2016 NFL Draft. In his XFL debut, he threw a landing go on the sport’s opening drive towards the Houston Roughnecks. He was pulled, nevertheless, after throwing a pricey interception late within the third quarter of Week 1 along with his crew trailing by double digits. The Guardians finally fell, 33-12. 

Sunday’s Week 2 sport adopted the same script. Lynch began the sport with a landing go however was benched after the Guardians gained a complete of 1 yard on their subsequent two possessions. Lynch was relieved in each video games by Deondre Francois, who was unable to supply sufficient spark to Orlando’s sleepy offense. 

In the Week 1 loss, Lynch threw for 136 yards with a landing and a decide on 15 of 21 passing. In Week 2, he was simply 9 of 19 for 79 yards and a rating in three collection of labor. He was sacked a complete of six occasions in these two video games. 

The XFL struggles are the most recent in a collection of on-field setbacks for Lynch, who went 1-3 throughout his temporary stint because the Broncos’ beginning quarterback. After parting with Denver after the 2017 season, Lynch spent a complete yr as a free agent earlier than failing to make Seattle and Pittsburgh’s common season rosters the next two summers. 

Lynch spent the 2021 season as a third-string quarterback within the Canadian Football League earlier than getting injured throughout his lone season with the USFL’s Michigan Panthers.  

Lynch’s professional profession has clearly didn’t stay as much as what he completed at Memphis, the place his success (he threw 59 touchdowns towards 23 interceptions in three seasons) led to him being the NFL’s twenty sixth total decide. 

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