Denver Broncos
2016

Lynch in 2016
The Denver Broncos selected Lynch in the first round (26th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft in a pick acquired from the Seattle Seahawks for their first and third round pick.[23] He was the third of 15 quarterbacks taken, behind Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, the #1 and #2 overall picks.[24] On June 9, 2016, the Broncos signed Lynch to a four-year, $9,476,296 contract with a $5,091,852 signing bonus.[25]

On October 2, 2016, Lynch played in his first NFL regular-season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, replacing the injured Trevor Siemian. He finished with 170 passing yards on 14 of 24 attempts and threw his first career touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders in a 27–7 road win at Raymond James Stadium.[26] In Week 5, Lynch started his first NFL game, completing 23 of 35 passes for 223 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the 23–16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He was sacked six times, a record for a Broncos rookie.[27][28] In Week 13, Lynch again replaced the injured Siemian against the Jacksonville Jaguars, posting 12 completions on 24 passing attempts for 104 yards in a 20–10 win.[29] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 497 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and one interception.[30]

2017
Lynch suffered a shoulder injury against the Green Bay Packers in the team's third preseason game of the 2017 season.[31] In Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Lynch was active for the first time that season and was the backup to Brock Osweiler.[32] On November 21, Lynch was named the team's starter for the Week 12 game against the Oakland Raiders.[33] Lynch completed 9 of 14 passes for 41 yards and an interception that occurred in the endzone, the Raiders' first interception of the season. Lynch left the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter and was relieved by Siemian for the remainder of the game as the Broncos lost 21–14.[34] A day after the game, it was announced that Lynch would miss two to four weeks due to his injury.[35] On December 31, Lynch started the regular season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the 27–24 loss, he finished 21 of 31 for 254 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.[36]

2018
Going into mini-camps for the 2018 season, it was announced that Lynch would serve as backup quarterback, behind the newly acquired Case Keenum.[37] Two days after the Broncos preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced that Lynch had been demoted to third-string quarterback as Chad Kelly was promoted to backup. He was released by the Broncos on September 2, 2018, after the team acquired Kevin Hogan. In two seasons with the team, Lynch made just four starts and threw four touchdowns and four interceptions.[38]

Seattle Seahawks
On January 17, 2019, Lynch signed with the Seattle Seahawks after spending the 2018 season as a free agent.[39] He was waived on August 30, 2019 during final roster cuts.[40]

Pittsburgh Steelers
On September 17, 2019, Lynch was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[41] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2019, following an injury to Mason Rudolph.[42]

On September 5, 2020, Lynch was waived by the Steelers during final roster cuts.[43]

Saskatchewan Roughriders
On June 28, 2021, it was announced that Lynch had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[44]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2016 DEN 3 2 49 83 59.0 497 6.0 2 1 79.2 11 25 2.3 0
2017 DEN 2 2 30 45 66.7 295 6.6 2 3 72.0 5 30 6.0 0
Career 5 4 79 128 61.7 792 6.2 4 4 76.7 16 55 3.4 0