Mekhi Becton was back at it with a whole lot more social media fire on Wednesday
There are two kinds of people in this world: people who feel the overwhelming desire to clap back at trolls on social media, and people who are lying.
Mekhi Becton is taking the doubts about him personally and he’s letting the world know it.
Becton’s recent social media saga began Tuesday morning with a couple of tweets and an Instagram post, but it didn’t end there. Since then, Becton has kept at it with an enormous flurry of additional responses to critics.
On Tuesday, Becton posted several videos to his Instagram story from a recent workout with offensive line trainer Duke Manyweather, captioning each one with a different word — “Bust, overweight, lazy, fat, not working.”
#Jets OT Mekhi Becton shared videos of him working out with @BigDuke50 on IG. Adds the captions “Bust, Overweight, Lazy, Fat, Not Working.” @BigTicket73 seems motivated. pic.twitter.com/jueeCqyUsI
— uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) March 2, 2022
Manyweather then gave some input of his own, quote tweeting a Twitter user who said “Here we go folks, Mekhi Becton is back working with Duke Manyweather.”
The O-line trainer replied: “He never stopped…”
He never stopped… https://t.co/CHdKWpIxsT
— Duke Manyweather (@BigDuke50) March 1, 2022
Becton returned to Twitter to continue his message to the critics, calling out those who reacted negatively to his workout videos.
Again quote tweeting, this time he invited those mocking his workout routine to come give it a try for themselves.
I personally invite you to a workout! https://t.co/OzpIcsKesW
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
After all that, thinking Becton would give it a rest for a while would seem to be a reasonable assumption. But alas, no.
Wednesday morning saw Becton continue the social media tirade with particularly dominant clips from his rookie year in 2020, captioning each one with an ellipsis.
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
Of course, the Jets fans looking to troll Becton are in the vast minority, but naturally, seeing the left tackle engaging with them so much might concern some. What if he views all Jets fans this way now?
Fortunately, according to Becton himself, this isn’t the case. He quote tweeted another reply that read: “Saw you like a tweet saying the Jets fanbase is terrible. At least we’re able to show up on most Sundays.”
Becton’s response: “Never said ‘All Fans’ only the ones like you”.
Never said “All Fans” only the ones like you 😂 https://t.co/fffHKd8NU1 pic.twitter.com/ikj9Obvx0D
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
Becton then got back to calling out detractors.
You wanna come to a workout too?? https://t.co/eADXbeF4Lh
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
And i bet you still couldn’t get pass me 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/uoTZ02tWcQ
— Trending Topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) March 2, 2022
Becton has never been one to shy away from fan engagement on social media, but something definitely feels different about this time. It’s pretty clear how much the outside noise has been bothering him. If he uses the criticism as added motivation, he could make a lot of people look pretty foolish come next season.
Ian Roddy is on Twitter @IanRoddy_
