This couldn’t have been the way Jets running back Breece Hall envisioned things playing out heading into his fourth NFL season.
Not when just a year ago, Hall was widely viewed as one of the NFL’s brightest rising stars after finishing 2023 at No. 4 in yards from scrimmage, despite being less than 100% as he recovered from a torn ACL. Last summer, the biggest question about Hall’s future was if the Jets would be willing to commit long-term to when he became eligible for an extension after the season.
But Hall struggled through 2024, struggling to protect the ball and break through contact at the line of scrimmage. His production dropped off (he finished 16th in yards from scrimmage) and admitted he had lost some confidence.
The conversation around Hall has shifted just as drastically: T