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Mekhi Becton: Jets fans rooting for losses aren’t real fans

While Jets rookie OT Mekhi Becton celebrated his first professional win, he questioned the fandom of those rooting for the Jets to lose.

A 21-year-old Mekhi Becton experienced his first professional win on Sunday — and then delivered a message to those who were unhappy about it.

“You ain’t really a fan if you didn’t want us to win, honestly,” Becton said of Jets fans rooting for a winless season, per SNY. “I mean that in the nicest way possible. I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way. But I mean, if you wanted us to lose, you’re not a real fan, honestly.”

It’s been a long season for the Jets, who came into Sunday’s contest winless at 0-13. However, the team was able to rally together to pull off the unthinkable, upsetting the Rams as 17-point underdogs.

Sunday was only further proof that coaches and especially players don’t tank.

While Becton and his teammates celebrated their first win of the season, the victory was met with an uproar from the fanbase. A large percentage of Jets fans have been rooting for the team to continue its losing ways. That’s because an 0-16 record would have secured the No. 1 pick, a.k.a. Trevor Lawrence.

The draft wasn’t on players’ minds, though.

“You’d think we won the Super Bowl just now, honestly, just the way we just celebrated,” Becton said, per SNY. “We worked so hard to get this win, we worked hard every week leading up to this week. Just every week, we were just so close trying to get this win and we finally got it this week. So our hard work finally paid off, and we’re trying to go get another one.”

After the Jets’ win on Sunday, the Jaguars jumped into the driver’s seat for Lawrence’s services. And while the win may have lasting consequences for the franchise, there are still two games remaining for New York and Jacksonville.

The race for Lawrence isn’t finished just yet.

Jets injury report: Jamison Crowder expected to play, Rams dealing with positive COVID-19 test

The Jets will be relatively healthy as they head into their Week 15 matchup against the Rams, who are dealing with a positive COVID test.

The Rams are currently dealing with a positive COVID-19 test, which could affect the team’s player availability come Sunday.

Los Angeles placed safety Nick Scott and tackle Bobby Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Both players were held out of practice Thursday as a precaution, in addition to Justin Hollins, Brian Allen and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.

The trio of Rams defensive players are staying away from the team, but they have not been ruled out. Rams head coach Sean McVay expects them to play Sunday, per The Associated Press’ Greg Beacham.

As for the Jets, they will be relatively healthy as they head into the Week 15 cross-country matchup.

Jamison Crowder was the only player listed as a limited participant during Friday’s practice. Despite that, Crowder is expected to play on Sunday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. Sunday would mark only the fifth time that New York’s top three wide receivers — Crowder, Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims — all play together.

While New York has received a clean bill of health, injury-wise, the Jets will be without Foley Fatukasi come Sunday. The Jets placed Fatukasi on the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday, but it wasn’t’ because he violated any protocols, Adam Gase said Friday, per Cimini. Gase explained that Fatukasi had close contact with someone outside the organization and did “nothing wrong.”

In addition to Fatukasi, defensive assistant Blake Williams (non-illness related) will not make the trip to Los Angeles. Williams is the son of Gregg Williams, who was recently fired from his post as Jets defensive coordinator.

In other injury news, Jordan Jenkins is set to undergo shoulder surgery this coming Tuesday to repair a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Jenkins suffered the injury in Week 3 against the Indianapolis Colts and continued to play through. Opting to get surgery now, Jenkins should be healthy by the time free agency rolls around in March.