Ex-Broncos QB Lynch signs with Pittsburgh

It’s been a long, winding road for Paxton Lynch since he was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft.

On Tuesday, the 6-foot-7 quarterback was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ practice squad. In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, he said: “I never really had a big ego or felt like I needed to be humbled, but I have gotten a humbling.”

After being cut by the Broncos prior to the start of the 2018 regular season, Lynch worked out with a number of teams before being signed to the Seahawks in the offseason. He lost the backup job to Geno Smith and was cut at the end of preseason.

Pittsburgh signed Lynch after starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger went on the injured reserve after suffering an elbow injury Sunday that ended his season. Lynch is the third quarterback on the team behind starter Mason Rudolph and backup Devlin Hodges.

“It feels good to get on a team and kind of get back in the rhythm of a season,” he told the TribuneReview.

Lynch said he wasn’t sure why the Broncos cut him prior to the start of the 2018 regular season, according to the Pittsburgh PostGazette.

“Teams move on,” Lynch told the Post-Gazette. “They make their decision. It’s a business. I don’t have any hard feelings over it. I really enjoyed my time with those guys. It was really good to be around them. I wish things would have worked out.”

Lynch, 25, played in three preseason games with the Seahawks this year, completing 18 of 37 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. He also had 43 yards rushing on 11 carries and a TD.

In two seasons in Denver, he played in five games (four starts), completing 61.7% of his passes for 792 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions.