Packers Sign Mekhi Becton

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Former Jet, former Eagle, former Charger. Former LT, RT and Guard (with the Eagles, unsure of where he lined up with the Chargers).

He was successful with the Eagles and much less so with the Chargers.

Problem is, Packers O line and coaching seem much more in line with the Chargers than the Eagles at this point.

Rumored he had a shoulder problem in LA that was not on the injury report but no one has confirmed that.

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Matt Schneidman
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Mekhi Becton had labrum surgery in late March after not knowing he played with it torn last season. Played around 360 pounds last year and he's down to 345. He's healthy now. Let's see if he can help the Packers.

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Matt Schneidman
@mattschneidman

Mekhi Becton had labrum surgery in late March after not knowing he played with it torn last season. Played around 360 pounds last year and he's down to 345. He's healthy now. Let's see if he can help the Packers.

Wow. Another Chargers football Doc screw-up? That team is cursed medically.

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He played RG for the Charger last year and I think RG for the Eagles.

Also, Tomlinson has been put on the active 53. Changes are coming. Becton is on the PS. Gute has punted on the youth movement, at least phase 1.

Acme Packing Company:

UPDATE: Tomlinson’s addition to the Packers’ 53-man roster was made official on Monday, as was Becton’s signing. However, the Packers have signed Becton to the practice squad, not to the 53-man roster, at least for the time being. This means that the Packers only needed to free up one spot on the 53 for Tomlinson, which they did by placing Bako-Bewele on injured reserve.

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Only 6 months post shoulder surgery, so hopefully the shoulder is strong enough. At this point, any help at guard is more than welcome.

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Matt Schneidman
@mattschneidman

Mekhi Becton had labrum surgery in late March after not knowing he played with it torn last season. Played around 360 pounds last year and he's down to 345. He's healthy now. Let's see if he can help the Packers.

How do you not know it's torn? That's either some crazy pain tolerance / ignorance by the player, or malpractice by the team doctor. I'd have to think a torn labrum would impact your ability to block. Am I missing something? Do OL often play with torn labrums?

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How do you not know it's torn? That's either some crazy pain tolerance / ignorance by the player, or malpractice by the team doctor. I'd have to think a torn labrum would impact your ability to block. Am I missing something? Do OL often play with torn labrums?

Likely mis-diagnosed if anything. It would hurt under pressure and lifting your arm above your head. Restricts movement and strength in certain positions.

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Acme Packing Mosqueda: To add Becton as Green Bay’s fifth practice squad offensive lineman, the Packers released defensive tackle Eric Johnson II,

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This is the "Let's throw a bunch of shit at a wall and see what sticks" approach. It's better than doing nothing, but it's not likely to turn this team into a championship contender.

We need to dust off the Bruce Wilkerson Award. And make two of them, because this team needs that kind of saving at more than one offensive line spot.

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This is the "Let's throw a bunch of shit at a wall and see what sticks" approach. It's better than doing nothing, but it's not likely to turn this team into a championship contender.

We need to dust off the Bruce Wilkerson Award. And make two of them, because this team needs that kind of saving at more than one offensive line spot.

They need one guard to step in (hell, could even be Banks getting healthy) and Belton to not be a tire fire. They should be able to get one Guard developed.

At this point needing two non-tire fires seems like asking a lot though.