The NFL is a performance-based business, and the Denver Broncos have seen more in the performance department from Chad Kelly than former first-round pick Paxton Lynch, at this point.
Lynch’s first-round draft status does not matter anymore as the Broncos have given him countless opportunities to seize even the primary backup role with the team.
In his rookie year, he was (not unexpectedly) beaten out by former seventh-round pick Trevor Siemian, whose year of experience in Gary Kubiak’s offense proved to be a huge difference maker after Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler left.
In 2017, Lynch again failed to beat Siemian, and then was hurt in the team’s third preseason game, causing him to miss most of the regular season.