Former top NFL draft pick’s comeback dream takes hit with catastrophic injury
By Erich Richter
Published on April 14, 2026.
Former top NFL draft pick, Paxton Lynch, has suffered a serious knee injury that ended his once promising career. Lynch, a 32-year-old former first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, was working towards a potential return to the NFL while playing for the Colorado Spartans of the National Arena League for just $600 per game. His right knee buckled on contact and he was left with a torn LCL. His NFL career was brief after being drafted No. 26 overall by the Broncos in 2016 and he played just five games in two seasons.
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