JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jaguars did not pick up the four-year option in Kelvin Beachum's contract on Wednesday, but that doesn't necessarily mean he won't be the team's starting left tackle in September.
Beachum is not a free agent until March 9, so the two sides have plenty of time to agree on a contract. By not picking up the option, however, the Jaguars run the risk that Beachum decides he wants to test the free-agent market and ends up signing elsewhere.
Without Beachum, the Jaguars would have to find a new offensive tackle through free agency -- Matt Kalil and Riley Reiff are the top options -- or in the draft to protect quarterback Blake Bortles' blind side.