In an incident that perhaps best defined the fortunes of this star-crossed franchise, New York Jets tackle Mekhi Becton left Sunday’s season opener against the Carolina Panthers with an injury that required the medical cart to take him back to the locker room.
The Jets’ top pick from the 2020 NFL draft did not return to the game, eventually won by the Panthers in a 19-14 final.
Fortunately, however, after looking incredibly serious—with teammates kneeling alongside the big man as he remained down on the turf—Becton and the Jets may have caught a break.