Mekhi Becton blames Jets coaches for 2022 season-ending harm: ‘No one cared’
New York Jets first-round choose Mekhi Becton is just not a fan of how the workforce’s coaches dealt with his harm final season.
Becton’s three years in the NFL have been lower than supreme. After taking part in 14 video games his rookie season in 2020, Becton might solely go well with up for one sport in 2021 after struggling a knee harm.
Though it was imagined to be on the most eight weeks of restoration, setbacks and the Jets’ switching him from left to proper deal with finally saved him out the remainder of the way in which.
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Mekhi Becton of the New York Jets is helped off the sphere after being injured throughout the third quarter towards the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 12, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Mike Comer/Getty Images)
Becton says the place change led to him not having the ability to play in any respect in 2022.
“It made no sense to put me at right tackle,” Becton stated through Newsday. “I hurt my right knee. That’s going to be the knee I put the most pressure on [while backpedaling in pass protection]. I explained it [to the coaches], but no one cared.
“I bought compelled to play a place I don’t play, after which I used to be just about telling them I wasn’t feeling good the entire time all through camp, and I used to be informed I shouldn’t be complaining,” Becton said. “‘Go on the market and do it.’ I used to be limping all through the entire observe, and I simply took a step and my knee buckled, and I bought damage once more and needed to get reconstructive surgical procedure.”
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Becton fractured his kneecap and was deemed out for the 2022 season before it even began.
There was speculation regarding Becton’s injury setbacks because being overweight was a hot topic since he entered the league. He’s listed at 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 363 pounds, but he has admitted to it fluctuating quite a bit if he isn’t eating right and working out.
Then again, Becton does make a point with the position switch that he’d have to favor his right leg while playing right tackle.
New York Jets tackle Mekhi Becton speaks to the media at the team’s practice facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, on July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Going into the 2023 season, Becton is entering a crucial year. The Jets already declined his fifth-year option, meaning he’s set for free agency in 2024. If he wishes to continue playing with the Jets, or find somewhere else to call home in the NFL, he’ll need to stay on the field.
With the Jets in prime position to break their playoff drought of 12 years in 2023, Becton is excited like the rest of his peers at One Jets Drive in Florham Park, New Jersey.
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“I don’t need to look too far forward, however I positively really feel far more assured than I’ve felt these previous three years,” Becton said. “I really feel like we’re going to win a variety of video games, have a variety of enjoyable, and simply the power and vibe with the gamers on the facility is uplifting.”
Becton noted losing 50 pounds this offseason and is ready to compete for that right tackle job with Max Mitchell, a rookie from the 2022 draft.
Mekhi Becton of the New York Jets looks on during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on August 19, 2020, in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Robert Sabo-Pool/Getty Images)
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The Jets liked what they saw from Duane Brown at left tackle last season, so he’s expected to remain there to protect Aaron Rodgers’ blind side.