All along, as he rehabbed from his second major knee injury in the past two years, the big guy was hiding in plain sight during the season at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.
Mehki Becton, all 6-7 of him, was a largely invisible presence to outsiders as his teammates plowed through the 2022 NFL season. He said he has every intention of making his presence felt — as he did as a rookie in 2020 — as he embarks on his pivotal fourth season with the Green & White.
“I’ve been working every day,” Becton told reporters last week. “I’ve been up here every day, been doing extra work in the weight room. Every day doing extra cardio.”
Asked, exactly, how much weight he’s lost recently, he said: “A lot. A lot of weight. As you can see, I look really skinny right now.”
At the NFL Scouting Combine the winter before he was the third offensive lineman selected, No. 11 overall by the Jets, Becton weighed 363. His weight has fluctuated during his three professional years, but the already trimmer Becton has a target to lose an addition 15-to-20 pounds.
“Just knowing I need to lose it so my knee can be healthy and sustain a full season,” he said.
Still only 23 years old, Becton said that he’s embraced his new responsibility as a father — his infant son moved with him from the Dallas area and both will stay in North Jersey, mostly, during the offseason.
“I’m going to be here,” he said. “There’s no excuse now that my son is here. It’s fun. He’s starting to say ‘Da-da.’ It’s really cool.”
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