Kelvin Beachum is under contract with the Jets through 2019, but Brian Costello of the New York Post does not expect him to return to Gang Green in 2020. The club could have cut him this offseason but opted to bring him back to serve as Sam Darnold‘s blindside protector for one more year.
Beachum signed a three-year, $24MM contract with the Jets in March 2017, and he has started every game for Gang Green since he signed that deal. However, he has not been especially productive, ranking 48th out of 80 qualified tackles in 2018 per Pro Football Focus’ advanced metrics. He also tied for the team lead with seven accepted penalties last year and had two more declined. He allowed five sacks, and his run-blocking left much to be desired.
Still, an $8MM salary for an average LT is not terrible, and it’s not as though the Jets needed the salary cap space they could have saved by cutting Beachum. Plus, New York does not have anyone on the roster who looks like an immediate upgrade. Third-round rookie Chuma Edoga may be able to step into the LT job next year, but there are concerns about his core power and maturity, and at the very least, it seems he will need a year or so to develop.
Costello believes new GM Joe Douglas will overhaul the entire O-line next year, and Beachum does not figure to be part of the revamped unit.
So now reporters report on the speculative opinions of other writers. Oh brother.
Costello’s a beat writer, not a columnist.
what’s the difference in reality lol…everyone has opinion on someone’s else opinion of another opinion of someone else’s hot take…smh
The difference is while his predictions may not necessarily be accurate, they are based in something other than his own speculation.
It’s comforting to know his tin hat is receiving cosmic telemetry.
This is a pointless comment. I’m assuming you mean tinfoil (because wtf is a tin hat) but this is not at all in a conspiracy theory realm. This site reports on everything, even expected things like Beachum being allowed to walk. It’s a rumors site, idk what the big deal here is.
Parks’ job is literally to compile and report rumors. It’s in the name of the website.