FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The first thing everyone notices and talks about with Mekhi Becton is his size. The Jets’ 6-7, 370-pound rookie left tackle is used it, but he hasn’t always liked it.
“I’ve been hearing it since I’ve been little,” Becton said after practice Tuesday. “It’s nothing new. I’m used to it. I embrace it now. I like hearing that I’m big. I embrace it.”
Becton said it took him a little while to embrace always being the biggest kid on the block or in the class or on the field. He said he was “insecure” when he was younger.