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Mekhi Becton's third season with Jets ends in heartbreak after being placed on IR

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton’s 2022 season is officially over.

Amid a number of roster moves on Tuesday, the Jets officially placed Becton on injured reserve after he suffered a chip fracture in his right kneecap during a practice session last week, marking back-to-back seasons that the 2020 first-round draft pick will be sidelined because of knee injuries.

New York Jets guard Mekhi Becton takes part in drills at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 28, 2022.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Becton is scheduled to meet with the same doctor that performed arthroscopic knee surgery on quarterback Zach Wilson Tuesday after he sustained a bruised bone and torn meniscus during Friday’s preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.  JETS’ GARRETT WILSON SHARES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JOE FLACCO AND ZACH WILSON  "Mekhi has walked in this building and he has taken every single punch you can get from every which way and he shows up and he works his tail off and he grinds every single day," head coach Robert Saleh said after last week’s injury.

New York Jets tackle Mekhi Becton speaks to the media at the NFL football team's practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Wednesday, July 27, 2022.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) "He’s fighting for his family, for himself, for his teammates, for this organization, for this fan base and he’s doing everything, and then everyone wants to drop him like a wet rag.

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