Two of the Jets’ 2020 draft picks are getting along quite well.
Mekhi Becton, drafted 11th overall, and Cameron Clark, picked 129th overall, have formed a tight friendship as the two prepare to start their NFL careers in New York together. From hanging out to talking football, it sounds like chemistry won’t be an issue between the two rookie linemen.
“We’ve been really close,” Clark told the Jets’ website. “There were like four or five of us that were really close when we were training and me and Mekhi were two of those guys. We were always joking and playing around together. We worked hard. We knew when to work and we knew when to play, but we always got our work in. Both of us worked extremely hard and both of us care about football a lot. So that was one thing that we just hit it off, off the bat.”
The two offensive linemen got to know each other before the 2020 NFL Draft. They trained together in Texas during the offseason with their offensive line coach, Duane Manyweather. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Becton is now home in Dallas training. Clark is in Charlotte.
Becton and Clark could be fixtures on the Jets’ offensive line for years to come. Becton is in line to nab the left tackle spot this season, while Clark is more of a project with a ton of potential.
They will be able to reunite at the end of July when training camp officially opens.