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Eagles training camp notes: Mekhi Becton’s versatility, TE2, a contract year originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Mekhi Becton has really come around in a year.
It was last May when Becton, then still with the New York Jets, infamously sent out the message: “I. AM. A. LEFT. TACKLE!!!” in a since-deleted tweet.
A little over a year later, Becton isn’t a one-position guy anymore. In fact, he’s embracing his versatility with the Eagles.
And it might help him earn a starting gig.
Tyler Steen entered training camp as the favorite to win the starting right guard job. But after Steen suffered a minor ankle injury, Becton has replaced him the last two days. There have been some ups and downs in those two days but, overall, the transition to guard is going well for the 6-foot-7, 363-pound Becton.
“It’s going great. Having fun,” he said earlier in camp about learning guard. “I don’t know what I’m going to be when I come in here, so I just know when I step on the field, I gotta be ready for whatever.”
Even if Becton can’t wrestle the starting right guard job away from Steen, he still figures to be an important piece of the Eagles’ offensive line. There’s a legitimate chance that Becton could be the top backup at four of the five offensive line positions.
Perhaps circumstances have factored into Becton’s mindset change but he really does seem to be embracing the idea of playing both positions and on both sides of the line. Heck, he’s already played at few different spots through five days of training camp.
“It’s an adjustment but it’s not a hard adjustment,” Becton said of playing both this summer. “I can do it. It’s fun actually because I can look at Lane (Johnson), see what he doing. Then I can look at Landon (Dickerson), see what he doing. Then I look at Jordan (Mailata), see what he doing. I just learn from everybody, all day, every day. It’s a fun thing to do.”
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-08-01 11:00:00
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