 Mackay beckton the first draft pick of the New York Jets yesterday the 11th pick in the draft and You know just seeing his reaction yesterday. He was thrilled Mackay Michael Don and Peter. How are you doing today? We're doing great. Well, what did you feel when you got got the the phone call that you were the pick? What's you what's your initial feeling? I Was it was just surreal honestly? It was just a great feeling is once I heard that phone call might just go get the Because I mean people say well what white water the kids crying I go This is their life stream and they've worked their whole life to be in the NFL and now they're a first-round draft pick That's probably what's going through in your mind, right? Yeah, that was going to my mom Any speculation where you were gonna go in the day started? I didn't have any idea I did see you say though that you thought that if you slipped to 11 You thought there was a good chance the Jets would take you you bonded with Joe Douglas So when you got when it got down to 1011 did it start becoming did that thought creep in your your mind that you could become a jet? Yeah, I definitely started to feel it as I've seen the jet Just on the clock. I thought the feelings are calling pretty soon All right, so five point one two forty at the combine. I mean you're six seven three sixty four I mean did that number surprise you or do you run that forty all the time? You know, I kind of know I was gonna run that fast when I ran my 40, but it didn't surprise me at all when I ran that fast Wow, I mean that it that is unbelievable unbelievable That's a that's a lot of person coming down at you Have you spoke to Sam Dornal yet? No, sir Now we I'm sorry Michael. I'm sorry. We were talking about How it's gonna affect the general manager is not getting to know these players because of what was happening with the pandemic But but how about you like do you did you feel you know enough about the Jets when the draft pick was made as opposed to if you Had a chance to you know sit down and talk to the guys if the pandemic wasn't going on Yeah, I've got enough information on the Jets me to feel I feel very comfortable about me in this team So I feel good about the pick and about the team You were you grew up in Virginia. Have you spent much time in New York before? No, sir never been in New York in my life never never made the drive up from VA never You are you got you got a lot to experience I always find it's interesting when players come to this town to play football because not only do you have the same Football experience that all the all the kids entering the NFL have but you're also going to you know What many regard is the greatest city in the world? Yeah Let's talk about the the negative part of this Mackay at the at the combine. There was a flag drug test Do you think that scared teams off that the Jets even asked you about that when they spoke with you? Yeah, I mean those that talk about it like a couple days for the draft team He called me asking about the situation. I just I didn't want to put him He said he wanted to see my face when I told him so I guess they call went pretty well Was that just a mistake on your part Mackay? What are some of the things like growing up and just going through the process of Becoming a college football player adversity that you may have faced that makes you think that I can handle whatever gets thrown at me in the NFL How do you get through that My mom I've got I've got to ask you this Mackay Your girlfriend on Instagram puts out a beautiful flowing congratulatory letter to you, but in it she says you've overcome addiction then that was taken down and the word addiction wasn't in there How can you address that? I mean, will you ever addicted Mackay? No, I'm not It was it was just a you know, it was an exciting time all of us She got excited. She wanted to put that post out and she made a factor in the post She didn't she didn't mean to say that That's what I've been Good enough. How excited are you to get going? I'm really glad I can't wait to go in the field How how long does one give one thing that's fascinating to me about the draft experience is that like like Michael said Your whole dream your whole life dream you were thinking about that day you get drafted, but then Now you have your whole NFL career. It's the beginning of your journey How long do you give yourself to sort of celebrate this moment? Obviously, it's a weird time to celebrate with everything going on But how long do you give yourself before you dive right into the work of becoming a pro? I gave myself a night and I was back at it today. So I mean It's cool. It was just a it was just a destination now. I'm trying to get there. You can get to the greatest Any worries or concerns or even dialogue at all with the jets of when you might get that chance to get on the field We may not have mini camps. We're not sure exactly when we're gonna get the all clear here So just how do you feel about when this all might get started for you? I mean, you just gotta stay ready That's the point. I mean, that's all I'm gonna do. I'm gonna just stay ready. I don't know when it's gonna happen You gotta be ready Well, Mackay, we we wish you the best of luck and congratulations. You must be thrilled You must have a smile on your face all day kind of a cool thing to see somebody Reach one of their life's goals so early in life. So congratulations Thank you. I have a great day So that's your guy Beckham