Eagles’ right guard battle appears to be over

There are a lot of reasons why Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni doesn’t always play his starters in the preseason, but his tendency to protect his first team offense may have inadvertently revealed the team’s new starting right guard.

As the team took the field against the Patriots for their second preseason game, Mekhi Becton was noticeably in street clothes joking along with Jordan Mailata. Becton resting with the other offensive starters certainly lends to idea that he’s earned the starting job — especially with the wet field conditions and already having a competitive joint practice earlier in the week.

That’s Mekhi Becton, not in uniform, having some laughs with Jordan Mailata. Tyler…