PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Jets are usually not certain which facet sort out Mekhi Becton can be enjoying on in 2022, however he's penciled in as certainly one of their two beginning tackles.
“Sure, we're working like Mekhi goes to be certainly one of our two tackles,” Jets common supervisor Joe Douglas mentioned Tuesday on the NFL homeowners’ conferences. “That’s our expectation that he’s going to come back again able to roll. I do know he’s fired as much as get again on the sphere and compete.”
Becton injured his knee within the first recreation of final season and wanted surgical procedure that ended his second NFL 12 months. George Fant performed properly at left sort out in Becton’s place, and Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned on the Senior Bowl that Becton should win again the left sort out job from Fant. Douglas mentioned Becton could have one other bodily earlier than OTAs in Could to find out whether or not he can observe this spring.
The harm brought on Becton’s second season to be a disappointment after a promising rookie 12 months. Becton was certainly one of a number of gamers from the 2020 draft class who had down years in 2021. Douglas expects bounce-back seasons from Becton, Denzel Mims and others within the class.
“My expectations are excessive,” Douglas mentioned. “Simply checking in with their brokers and seeing among the movies they forwarded me, seeing how arduous they labored. I’m excited for all these guys, not simply Mekhi and Denzel — Jabari [Zuniga], Ashtyn [Davis], Bryce [Hall] — all the fellows getting back from the 2020 and 2021 Drafts.
“We’re very optimistic on all these guys coming again.”
Douglas is coming into subsequent month’s NFL Draft with 9 picks, 4 within the prime 38, so he can expedite the crew’s rebuild with a powerful draft class.
“There’s strain each offseason,” Douglas mentioned. “However clearly this 12 months having 4 picks within the prime 38, we do that the fitting manner, it may actually be particular.”
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Douglas added tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin in free company within the hopes that they'll have a big effect on the Jets offense and in quarterback Zach Wilson’s growth.
“I believe when you might have a top quality tight finish, it’s an ideal safety blanket for a younger quarterback,” Douglas mentioned. “It simply provides you extra choices, extra choices for a younger quarterback that may work the center of the sphere for us.”
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