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Brett Hundley a free agent Ed Dickson Color Rush Jersey , Russell Wilson entered Thursday as the only quarterback currently on the Seattle Seahawks roster.Not anymore.In news I know you’re absolutely itching to read, first-round draft bust Paxton Lynch, formerly of the Denver Broncos, has signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks, making him the first entrant in the competition to be Wilson’s backup QB for the 2019 season.I don’t need to tell you that Lynch is/was terrible. One of John Elway’s many misfires Jaron Brown Color Rush Jersey , Lynch was taken 26th overall and only made four starts across two seasons, getting released before the start of the 2018 season. His stats are 79 of 128 (61.7%) for 792 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Lynch’s best game was against the Kansas City Chiefs at the end of 2017, going 21/31 for 254 and 2 touchdowns in a game that was basically like any other meaningless Week 17 matchup featuring a slew of backups.There’s no need to really be up in arms over this. You would assume the Seahawks would draft or sign another QB for competition in the coming months. Remember when the Seahawks signed Brady Quinn for preseason reps in the 2013 season? I do.This signing does bring us full circle, as in the 2016 NFL Draft Tre Flowers Color Rush Jersey , the Seahawks traded down from 26th to 31st, using that transaction to land Germain Ifedi and Nick Vannett, while the Broncos selected Lynch. Now they’re all on the same team (for now). The XFL is likely preparing a pitch for Paxton Lynch.XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck said the league was keeping an eye on the battle between Lynch and Geno Smith for the backup quarterback job in Seattle because they’d want to have the loser join the upstart league.Bob Condotta of the reports that Lynch fell short in his bid for the job and will be released by the Seahawks. Lynch suffered a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Vikings cornerback Holton Hill in the second preseason game and missed one contest before returning to play on Thursday night.Smith missed the game against Minnesota after having a cyst removed from his knee and got the start on Thursday night, which was a sign that he was ahead in the competition to back up Russell Wilson this season. It will be his third backup job with as many teams in the last three years as he played for the Giants and Chargers since leaving the Jets after the 2016 season.