NFC Notes: Malik Nabers, Mekhi Becton, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants

Cowboys

  • Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb responded to former WR Cole Beasley suggesting Lamb should change his workout routine: โ€œI donโ€™t need 180 targets to touch a band. Pull up tape, Iโ€™d match you route for route on getting open. Just chill.โ€ 

Eagles

Eagles OL Mekhi Becton is going through a big change in his career after signing with Philadelphia following his time with the Jets, including playing a new position this offseason. In the end, Becton is feeling โ€œhappierโ€ since arriving at the Eagles. 

โ€œI feel happier for sure,โ€ Becton said, via Tim McManus of ESPN. โ€œIโ€™m happier here, having a great time here. Everybody is like a big family here.โ€

Becton is able to lean on teammates like OTs Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, while heโ€™s also excited about their offensive weapons in Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and A.J. Brown

โ€œI got Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata in the same room. Those are two guys I look up to. Theyโ€™re great players. Iโ€™ve got Coach Stout,โ€ Becton said. โ€œThen weโ€™ve got a great team here with Jalen Hurts, Saquon [Barkley], A.J. [Brown], just seeing all the firepower on this team, it just made sense.โ€

Eagles OL coach Jeff Stoutland has been impressed by Bectonโ€™s intelligence and willingness to play different positions. 

โ€œIโ€™m really impressed with his football IQ, his intelligence, his versatility,โ€ Stoutland said. โ€œI didnโ€™t realize he was able to play other positions. That in itself, just to have that swing value, and the willingness to want to do it โ€” heโ€™s a fun guy to coach. He loves football.โ€

Giants

One of the storylines in the current season of HBOโ€™s Hard Knocks featuring the Giants is how they settled on first-round WR Malik Nabers with the No. 6 pick in the draft, including getting comfortable with his big personality. The documentary showed Giants area scout Scott Hamel saying Nabers has a โ€œchip on his shoulderโ€ and is someone who always wants to be the target of passes. 

โ€œHighly passionate, highly competitive kid,โ€ Hamel said, via Dan Duggan of The Athletic. โ€œLoves football. He will train hard. Plays with a big-time chip on his shoulder. Heโ€™s a guy that always wanted the most targets. Youโ€™ll hear about it if heโ€™s not getting his targets. We need to get around this kid and see if we can work with him because there is a lot to the personality.โ€

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