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Jaguars pick up Blake Bortles’ fifth-year option

  • Two days after the 2017 draft, the Jaguars decided to pick up the fifth-year option of quarterback Blake Bortles.
  • After addressing the running game and offensive line with Leonard Fournette and Cam Robinson in the draft, the Jaguars now hope Bortles can show some of his 2015 promise.
  • One key component of this will be how Bortles performs in the deep passing game. In 2015, Bortles was fifth among all quarterbacks on deep passes with a 106.3 passer rating, while his accuracy percentage of 46.9 was seventh in the league.
  • Both regressed in 2016 as Bortles ranked last among all quarterbacks in the two categories.