The New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton is yet to settle in the NFL since entering the league as the 11th pick in the 2020 Draft. This prompted many people to label Becton as a “bust,” which apparently didn’t sit well with the Louisville product.
Speaking with reporters during the Jets’ mandatory minicamp earlier this week, Becton showed up wearing a t-shirt that said: “big bust” with words like “fat” and “lazy” surrounding the phrase. He then hit back at his critics by saying he’ll “make them eat their words.”
“I don’t understand why,” Becton said. “It’s all good, though. I’m going to make them eat their words.”
Becton had a solid season as a rookie, starting 13 games for the struggling Jets side as a left tackle. He was expected to take his game to another level in 2021, but his sophomore year ended up lasting only one game. He suffered a knee injury that required surgery in Week 1 and proceeded to miss the remainder of the campaign.
Addressing the injury, Becton said that he recovered in full and doesn’t expect any issues in the future. The Jets’ head coach Robert Saleh shared a similar sentiment, saying that he believes the 23-year-old will be a full participant in practice when the team starts its training camp.
