Jets' Mekhi Becton 'likely' done for the season after knee injury, coach Robert Saleh says

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New York Jets offensive lineman Mekhi Becton will "more than likely" miss the entire 2022 season after suffering a significant knee injury during training camp on Monday, head coach Robert Saleh revealed Tuesday. 

Saleh said the 2020 first-round pick will be going for a second opinion on Wednesday to assess the injury to his right knee. According to ESPN, he suffered a fractured kneecap. 

Mekhi Becton of the New York Jets is helped off the field after being injured during the Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Mike Comer/Getty Images)

"Still doesn’t look good," Saleh told reporters. "It’s probably the inevitable," he said, later clarifying that his season was "more than likely" over. 

JETS OFFENSIVE TACKLE MEKHI BECTON GOES DOWN AFTER APPEARING TO REINJURE RIGHT KNEE

The 6-foot-7 lineman, who was rumored to have hit 400 pounds last season, was run-blocking at right tackle on the second play of team drills when he went down on the grass and immediately grabbed at his knee.

Becton was down for a few moments before trying to get up and needed assistance from trainers to walk off the field.

Mekhi Becton suffered a dislocated right kneecap and cartilage damage in the opening game last year against the Panthers, Sept. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina.  (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)

Saleh, anticipating the media and fan storm that would soon follow, defended Becton and his work ethic. 

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"You worry about all of them. These are young men and I think sometimes with social media in this world, we dehumanize these athletes – in the