JetNation Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 By Glenn Naughton Faced with the prospect of paying left tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson $14 million next season, the Jets appear to be exploring other options. Jets are bringing in free agent left tackle Kelvin Beachum for a visit. Carrying D'Brickashaw at a big cap #. Worth keeping an eye on… — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 11, 2016 Jason La Canfora is reporting that Gang Green will host free agent left tackle Kelvin Beachum who has played each of the last four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Beachum, a former 7th round draft choice out of Southern Methodist University, started 28 games for the Steelers between 2014-2014 before starting just six games last season after injuring his ACL. Prior to the injury, Beachum was viewed as one of the top young tackles in the NFL, and his arrival would almost certainly lead to the departure of Ferguson. Click here to read the full story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I'd be shocked if Steelers let him walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 35 minutes ago, AFJF said: I'd be shocked if Steelers let him walk. He was replaced by 6'9" Villenueva who performed well. I also don't think Pitt has the cap space we will once Brick and Brent cut. Let's get this done and get the RT from Atlanta next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smaxor5 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Look at this REAL ******* GM attacking the sh*t out of our holes. Gone are the days of going after big names to sell tickets or create "buzz". My erection could sink the ******* titanic right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 1 hour ago, AFJF said: I'd be shocked if Steelers let him walk. Steelers also have less Cap Space than Jets, but money can be moved around. He'll be a day 1 starter for Jets.IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 In 2016 NFL free agency, Kelvin Beachum is a major wild card coming off of ACL surgery Kelvin Beachum worked his way up with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former seventh-round pick started all 16 games in 2014 and had almost assured himself as the Steelers long-term starting left tackle. After building his reputation as a starter up, the fourth-year pro will now have to build himself back up from ACL surgery. The Steelers seemed to be content with the play of Beachum’s replacement Alejandro Villanueva, so it gives Beachum a major decision to make. Vitals Age: 26Size: 6-foot-3, 303 poundsPro Bowls: 0All-Pros: 0 Contract comparison Before going down, Beachum was climbing the charts towards being a top paid lineman. After going down you now have to question how much you can trust him with 39 career starts in four years, and the possibility of not being cleared for Week 1 of 2016. It makes it tough to find a contract to base this upcoming one off of. The thought would be that most teams would not be giving him a lot of guaranteed money due to the questions. Without long-term money, Beachum will be unlikely to sign a long term deal, and will more than likely be betting on himself to set up a bigger pay day. Estimate: 2 years/$17 million/$9 million guaranteed Will he stay? The play of Villanueva during the last 12 games of the season may have them prepared to say goodbye to Beachum. Villanueva is a special story, with a military background and minimal experience as a tackle. He is only signed for 2016, but is scheduled to make $530 thousand, which makes him a much cheaper immediate option than Beachum. The Steelers can use this year to decided whether to pay Vilanueva or go a different route, but the moral of the story is that Beachum is very expendable. If he is looking for a decent pay day it will not be with the Steelers, so there is a good chance he will be signing elsewhere this off-season. If he goes? If the Steelers were to let Beachum walk the New York Jets would be an intriguing fit. At right tackle they have Breno Giacomini, who was a liability all season. On the left they have D’Brickshaw Ferguson, who has had a great career, but is on the downside and only has two years to go on his deal. In signing Beachum he isn’t forced to start right away with his injury, but at the same time can compete for starting time in the present and the future. While everyone seems to be assigning Laremy Tunsil to the Titans at pick one, they could throw a screw in the plans and give Beachum a shot instead. It is obviously a fit, the Titans need offensive line help, and it frees up that first overall draft pick if they were not sold on Tunsil. The big question would be whether Beachum slides to right tackle, or the in the more likely case Taylor Lewan were to move to the right side. Lastly the Minnesota Vikings may take the risk. Both Matt Kalil and Phil Loadholt are coming into contract years and both face major questions. Kalil has been a disappointment on the left side, and Beachum is a guy who instantly come in and compete with him to either get the best out of him, or no that he is not the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raideraholic Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Jmo I don't think Brick is going anywhere this year.( will be cut next year) . I think Beachum would play Rt this year, and possible move to Lt in 2017. It would buy the Jets a little more time to eventually find the long term answer at Lt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetrider Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 MacGod sees and knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Jmo I don't think Brick is going anywhere this year.( will be cut next year) . I think Beachum would play Rt this year, and possible move to Lt in 2017. It would buy the Jets a little more time to eventually find the long term answer at Lt. That's fine but they have to rework that contract. No way he can stay at that number. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 1 hour ago, smaxor5 said: Look at this REAL ******* GM attacking the sh*t out of our holes. Gone are the days of going after big names to sell tickets or create "buzz". My erection could sink the ******* titanic right now. Dude is living up to the exec of the year award for sure. Our prior GM's should be ashamed of themselves. Macc is doing all this over a cup of coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joejet Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, Villain The Foe said: Dude is living up to the exec of the year award for sure. Our prior GM's should be ashamed of themselves. Macc is doing all his over a cup of coffee. Over a cup of coffee or six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I also think the gal in our front office Jaqueline (can't remember her last name) who looks after negotiating contracts and the cap is a bad ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Nice. We have 2 tackle spots that need upgrading. That these 2 were set to count some $20M on this year's cap - for bottom level performance at that - is lunacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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