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Eagles training camp report, day 4: Mekhi Becton gets his shot to earn the RG job

July 29, 2024

Jul 29, 2021; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland during training camp at NovaCare Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Tyler Steen's tenure as the presumptive Eagles' starting right guard might be over. The second-year third-round pick suffered an ankle injury Saturday that Nick Sirianni said will keep him out for "a bit."
It was telling, then, that the first-team right guard with the starters on Monday was Mekhi Becton, the 25-year-old who entered the league as the No. 11 overall pick of the New York Jets in 2020. After a promising rookie season at left tackle, Becton (6-7, 363) struggled to stay healthy and in-shape over the next two seasons before starting all 16 games for the Jets at right tackle in 2023.
After flirting with the possibility of drafting an offensive lineman in the early rounds this spri...

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