New York Jets tackle Mekhi Becton is focused on silencing his critics this season.

"I'm going to make them eat their words," he said.

Becton, who has battled injuries and a weight problem since his promising rookie year in 2020, is determined to change the narrative. In his first media availability since last September, he showed up wearing a blue T-shirt that read: "Big Bust."

Encircling "Big Bust" was a list of perceived negatives: "Fat ... Lazy ... Out of Shape ... Bum ... Sucks ... Overweight ... Injury Prone."

"A lot of words I've been called my whole life, so I put it on a shirt," he said, adding that he has a chip on his shoulder.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, the enigmatic quarterback out of Harvard who brought his "FitzMagic" to the NFL for nine teams spanning 17 seasons, announced his retirement Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

He made the announcement in a text to his former teammates. NFL Network was first to report that Fitzpatrick was retiring.