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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum is so close to returning from knee surgery that he can see the light.Beachum will make his Jaguars debut Sunday night against Cincinnati, starting at left tackle. It will be his first game action since the former Pittsburgh Steelers starter tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee against Arizona on Oct. 18.I dont know how close, but I really feel close to being similar to myself, said Beachum, who started 39 games in four seasons with the Steelers. And thats a good thing right now.After signing a five-year, $45 million contract with Jacksonville in free agency, Beachum sat out the teams entire offseason program while recovering from reconstructive surgery. He returned sooner than expected, getting back on the field during the first week of training camp, but then was shut down as a precaution. The brief stint on the field gave Beachum a chance to evaluate where he was at physically and mentally, and allowed him get a better feel for how far he had to go to get back to 100 percent.He missed Jacksonvilles first two preseason games, but returned to full practice this week in anticipation of playing against the Bengals.Ive had to have some conversations with a number of my colleagues and people that Im close to about this process, which has been a little rough at times, Beachum said. But, like I said, its closer than it was a month ago. Its closer than it was last week. Just taking it a day at a time and making sure that Im being patient, and thats hard to do at this point.Especially with the opener against Green Bay a little more than two weeks away.Beachum feels like he wont be fully back until he plays an entire game. He wont do that in the preseason, so his first chance will come Sept. 11 against the Packers.In the meantime, he needs to get as acclimated as possible to new teammates as well as playing full speed with a knee brace. And he needs to finalize where hes going to line up.Beachum and Luke Joeckel, the second overall pick in the 2013 draft, shared repetitions at left tackle and left guard early in camp. With Beachum out, Joeckel started two preseason games at left tackle and played well.So coach Gus Bradley has to decide whether to keep Joeckel there and move Beachum inside. Or slide Joeckel over and put Beachum at the position he primarily played in four seasons with the Steelers.His attitude is great about it, Bradley said. Hes gaining confidence every day. ... Whatever hes going through, its great to work through it. I think that builds great mental toughness, great confidence in what he can do, and you just see him every day progressing. That part is good. Im very pleased that we didnt (bring him back) too fast.Solidifying the line is one of Jacksonvilles top priorities heading into the season. Blake Bortles was sacked 106 times in two seasons, an NFL record for quarterbacks in their first two years.Having center Brandon Linder healthy after missing all of last season with a shoulder injury should be part of the solution. Getting Beachum back is a key, too.I pushed the needle and kind of pressed the envelope to try to get out there and get rolling, Beachum said. But I think they did a great job of managing the situation at the time. Feeling good right now. ... I can see the light.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLMike Moustakas Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. 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In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves.OXON HILL, Md. -- The big-spending Boston Red Sox could be far more conservative this offseason because of baseballs new luxury tax rules.President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Monday that the new collective bargaining agreements stricter penalties for spending above a certain payroll threshold could factor in to the teams plans. His top priority is to find an eighth-inning reliever and also add another bat, but dont expect him to throw money around to make it happen.The Red Sox had $209 million committed to player salaries last season, fourth in the majors. Dombrowski didnt guarantee Boston would be under the $195 million mark for 2017 but would like to try to avoid the extra penalties in place moving forward for going over.There are definitely reasons why you dont want to go above, Dombrowski said. Some of them involve now for the first time differences in draft choices and sacrifices of money to sign players and that type of the thing. ... I think were going to have a good club either way.Dombrowski, who announced that the club picked up the 2018 option on manager John Farrells contract, was known for making big deals during his time running the Detroit Tigers. At the winter meetings he has heard a lot of names but less interest in young players like Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. now after winning the AL East than a year ago when Boston finished in last place.If the right trade came along, Dombrowski would listen, but he said hes not going to make a deal just for the sake of it. He hasnt closed the door on bringing back Brad Ziegler or Koji Uehara but would like to get a setup man any way we could find one -- either through trade or free agency.Mark Melancon agreeing to a $62 million, four-year deal with the San Francisco Giants set the market for closers like Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman. Dombrowski would like for his eighth-inning acquisition to have closing experienced but said its not a necessity.The first order of business was committing to Farrell, who helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2013 and led them back to the playoffs last season. Dombrowski inherited Farrell whenn he took the job in the summer of 2015, and this is a sign of confidence in the veteran manager.ddddddddddddWe had a conversation a little bit yesterday and it got a little bit personal where he walks in, hes inheriting a manager and a chemo plan, said Farrell, who was diagnosed with lymphoma more than a year ago.AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello likes that Farrell exudes calm and consistency.Boston can be a tough city to play in and when you hit those lows throughout the course of a season, where you lose a couple of games, it gets frustrating and it gets emotional, and you need to have a leader that can provide that stability and allow you to go out there and just focus on performing and winning ballgames on a day-to-day basis, Porcello said. John does a really good job of keeping us away from those distractions and just focusing on playing on the field.While Dombrowski implied that hed be surprised if the Red Sox didnt bring in another hitter this winter, Farrell pointed to the return of third baseman Pablo Sandoval as a major factor.As I look at the lineup for next year, one of the keys for us is going to be Panda, Farrell said. And thats not to put it all on him, but heres a left-handed bat that is a proven guy and has every opportunity to make a major impact on our team next year.Dombrowski described Sandovals conditioning as very good and said the 30-year-olds shoulder was good to go. Boston wants Sandoval at third base because the club would like to rotate the designated hitter spot around after the retirement of David Ortiz.That means the Red Sox arent itching to spend big money on a player who is primarily a designated hitter.Were in a new era, Farrell said. I love the fact that weve got the flexibility that we do with so much roster versatility. ... The more we can rotate guys through, get them off their feet on occasion would lend you to believe that we would keep guys a little bit more fresh deeper into the month of October.---AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '