Another brutal injury has ended Paxton Lynch’s bid to get back on the field, perhaps slamming the door on his once-promising career.

Mike Florio discusses the Cowboys' past interest in Paxton Lynch and explains how picking the former Memphis quarterback could have led Dallas to selecting Patrick Mahomes the following year.

A former Denver Broncos QB who was a first-round pick suffered a terrible injury in the Arena League.

In his third game with the NAL's Colorado Spartans, QB Paxton Lynch tore his LCL, according to the Denver Post. His arena football season is over.

Paxton Lynch is still playing pro football in Denver, now at the arena level.

The year was 2016, and the NFL Draft had Jerry Jones locked in on one name, and it was not Dak Prescott. The Dallas Cowboys owner was really eager to get a young quarterback from Memphis, even thinking about trading up into the first round to make it happen.

Paxton Lynch was supposed to replace Peyton Manning for the Denver Broncos, but his football career was very different.