{"id":59809,"date":"2022-07-14T19:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T23:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=59809"},"modified":"2022-07-14T19:50:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T23:50:45","slug":"even-with-a-dominant-pre-season-jets-becton-could-land-at-right-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/07\/14\/even-with-a-dominant-pre-season-jets-becton-could-land-at-right-tackle\/","title":{"rendered":"Even With a Dominant Pre-Season, Jets&#8217; Becton Could Land at Right Tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets are in a precarious situation with offensive tackle Mekhi Becton.\u00a0 The big man is coming off of a season-ending injury that knocked him out for all but a few snaps of the 2021 season.\u00a0 In his place, George Fant stepped in and was one of the better left tackles in the NFL.\u00a0 This of course put Becton&#8217;s future at left tackle in doubt.\u00a0 When asked if Becton was guaranteed to get his old job back, head coach Robert Saleh offered no guarantees.\u00a0 It was going to be a head-to-head competition for the left tackle spot.<\/p>\n<p>So as Becton prepares to start his third career training camp, is there a way he could dominate on the left side but still end up on the right?\u00a0 That all depends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zach Wilson &quot;controversy&quot; 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