Broncos cut QB Paxton Lynch, pick up Kevin Hogan

The call by many to cut Denver Broncos QB Paxton Lynch has been answered after the organization announced it waived the third-year third-stringer.

Broncos President and GM John Elway issued a statement about the move Sunday, saying he met with Head Coach Vance Joseph earlier in the morning and “informed him that it’s best for everyone to make this move.”

This comes after Chad Kelly overtook the backup role to starter Case Keenum following poor performances by Lynch in preseason play.

Lynch was a first-round draft pick from the 2016 class but started only two games in the 2017 season following a preseason injury, losses against Oakland and Kansas City.

In the same statement issued Sunday by the Broncos, the team announced it picked up former Cleveland Browns Quarterback Kevin Hogan off waivers. Hogan was traded to the Washington Redskins in the offseason but was waived Saturday.

The Broncos begin regular season play Sunday at Mile High against the Seattle Seahawks.

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John Elway is moving on from several of his recent draft picks with one notable exception: Paxton Lynch.

The 2016 first-rounder survived cutdown day, making the Denver Broncos’ roster Saturday despite slipping to third on the depth chart this summer.

Lynch is now officially a developmental quarterback behind starter Case Keenum and backup Chad Kelly.

Kelly leapfrogged Lynch last month and became the second seventh-rounder to beat out the former Memphis star whom Elway moved up to draft 26th overall in 2016 shortly after Peyton Manning’s retirement.

After losing out to Trevor Siemian for the starting job each of the last two years, Lynch was drubbed by Kelly last month for the backup role.

Elway did take a sledgehammer to his 2017 draft class, however, as he discharged running back De’Angelo Henderson, receiver Carlos Henderson, cornerback Brendan Langley and punt returner Isaiah McKenzie in reaching the NFL’s 53-man limit.