ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For the second consecutive year, the Denver Broncos waited patiently at the bottom of the first round of the NFL draft before they decided they couldn't wait any longer.
The Broncos moved up from pick No. 31 to No. 26 on Thursday night via a trade with the Seattle Seahawks and selected University of Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch.
The Broncos sent their 31st pick and a third-round pick (94th overall) to the Seahawks to move into position to select Lynch. Broncos executive vice president of football operations and general manager John Elway had promised throughout the offseason that the team wasn't done adding quarterbacks in the wake of Peyton Manning's retirement and Brock Osweiler's departure in free agency.