How the Eagles helped Mekhi Becton rediscover his love for football

How the Eagles helped Mekhi Becton rediscover his love for football originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Mekhi Becton is having fun again.

After a rough few years, the 25-year-old free agent pickup has helped solidify the Eagles’ offensive line at right guard. And in the process, he has rediscovered his love for the sport.

Becton credits the Eagles for helping him get there.

“I haven’t had this kind of fun since my junior year of college,” Becton said on Wednesday. “You can almost say I lost love for the game in a way. Because I was just in a bad place. But they definitely brought my love for the game back, for sure.”

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After the Eagles’ 37-20 win over the Rams in Los Angeles on Sunday night, Becton tweeted about finding joy in football again. Because plenty of Jets fans saw it as a subtweet about their favorite organization, Becton made sure to choose his words carefully on Wednesday.

But there’s no doubt that he’s in a really good headspace right now in Philadelphia and he knows exactly why that is.

“These guys right here,” said Becton, scanning the locker room. “S—, the whole team. They welcomed me as if I’ve been here my whole career. It’s just made things easier to be happy. They put their arm around you and just say, ‘Come on, you got it. We’re here with you. You don’t have to do it alone, you don’t have to do anything alone. We’re here with you.’ That just makes things a whole lot easier on the field. You get to play free when you have that.”

There’s no doubt that Becton is playing free. After playing tackle with the Jets, the expectation was that he was going to come to Philly and be a backup tackle behind Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata.

Instead, Becton was willing to move to right guard when the idea was presented to him by O-line coach Jeff Stoutland and the massive former…

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Publish date : 2024-11-28 13:52:00

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