Quote:This will be the third consecutive year, the Broncos have lost a prominent player to the Jaguars via free agency. Following the team’s Super Bowl 48 appearance to finish the 2013 season, Broncos left guard Zane Beadles signed a five-year, $30-million contract with Jacksonville. (Beadles was released last week after collecting $12 million in two seasons).

Last year, tight end Julius Thomas received a five-year, $46-million contract with the Jaguars.

And now, Jax is getting Jack. The Broncos, meanwhile, are left with the sobering reality that keeping the best defense in franchise history will not be the same in 2016.