Sources: Jets place franchise tag on star RB Breece Hall
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — The New York Jets dusted off their franchise tag, inserting it on operating again Breece Hall Ahead of Tuesday’s 4 pm ET deadline, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Hall’s tag is the nonexclusive model ($14.293 million), that means he can negotiate with different groups and signal a proposal sheet. The Jets have the appropriate of first refusal and would obtain two first-round draft picks as compensation if they refuse to match — a prohibitive worth for a operating again.
In quick, this implies Hall is not going anyplace until he is traded or the tag is rescinded, which is uncommon.
General supervisor Darren Mougey, talking final week on the NFL scouting mix, gave no indication {that a} commerce is into consideration. He stated Hall “is a good player and we want to find a way to keep him around.”
Hall would’ve been probably the most coveted free brokers on the market, which opens Monday.
Mougey was clear on the Jets’ plans, saying they’d use a franchise or transition tag in the event that they could not signal Hall earlier than the tag deadline. The transition tag would’ve been more cost effective ($11.3 million), however it might’ve elevated the possibilities of a proposal sheet from one other staff.
The two sides have been unable to achieve a deal after no less than two weeks of lively negotiations, a supply stated. The Jets and Hall have till July 15 to achieve a long-term settlement. Failing that, he’ll play the 2026 season for $14.293 million, which counts instantly on their present wage cap.
This is the primary time the Jets have exercised the tag since 2021, when it was used on security Marcus Mayewho by no means signed a long-term contract. He wound up leaving as a free agent in 2022.
By declining the Jets’ contract provide, Hall would possibly be capable to capitalize on an anticipated spike within the running-back market. stars Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are eligible for extensions, and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III is poised to turn into a free agent Monday.
Hall, who turns 25 on May 31, rushed for a career-high 1,065 yards in 2025 — no simple job on a 3-14 staff. The coaches hyped him as a twin menace who would have a huge effect within the passing recreation, however that by no means materialized. He completed with solely 36 receptions, his second-lowest whole in 4 seasons. Things could possibly be totally different below new offensive coordinator Frank Reich. In 4 seasons, Hall has compiled 5,040 scrimmage yards, which ranks 14th within the league.
He generated vital curiosity on the midseason buying and selling deadline, later expressing disappointment that he wasn’t traded. Hall, a 2022 second-round decide, has expressed frustration concerning the Jets’ dropping methods.
The Jets’ report with Hall is 22-46, below three totally different coaches, however he and broad receiver Garrett Wilson are their solely two confirmed playmakers.
“I do get the sense that Breece wants to be here,” Mougey stated.
