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Had Breece Hall not gotten franchise tagged by the Jets, it sounds like he was in line to earn a major deal in free agency
After laboring through another horrific campaign in 2025, the New York Jets have their work cut out for them this offseason. Head coach Aaron Glenn has already completely switched up his coaching staff, but the really big changes are going to have to be made to this team’s roster if they want to improve moving forward.
One of the most important situations of the offseason involves star running back Breece Hall‘s future with the team. While Hall appears open to leaving the Jets, the front office has made it clear it wants to keep him in town. Sure enough, New York decided to place the franchise tag on Hall on Tuesday, and it sounds like that could result in the free agent market getting shaken up quite a bit.
Jets’ Decision to Franchise Tag Breece Hall Shakes Up Free Agency
The franchise tag isn’t something players love. Breece Hall would’ve done really well on the open market.
But the #Jets value him, and the two sides have been in communication about rewarding him with a long-term deal, but there’s still more work to do. https://t.co/NST5Z6hxMW
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 3, 2026
Hall was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, and while the team’s offense has never been able to establish any sort of consistency during his time in town, that hasn’t had a major impact on his production. When Hall has been healthy and on the field, he’s been one of the top running backs in the league.
2025 was the best season of Hall’s career, as he surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career (1,065) while also catching 36 passes for 350 yards. In total, Hall found the end zone only five times, but again, that’s more of a byproduct of New York’s sorry excuse for an offense (which has been the story of his career so far).
With free agency looming, Hall seemed set to cash in, but New York pulled out its trump card and franchise tagged its running back in order to keep him in town. While the two sides will work on a long-term contract extension now, reports have indicated that had Hall made it to the open market, he would have earned a big-money deal.
“The franchise tag isn’t something players love. Breece Hall would’ve done really well on the open market,” NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported in a post on X. “But the Jets value him, and the two sides have been in communication about rewarding him with a long-term deal, but there’s still more work to do.”
Jets Still Have Work to Do with Breece Hall
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GettyNew York Jets running back Breece Hall reacting in the middle of an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Should Hall sign his franchise tag, he’d be putting pen to paper on a one-year, $14.29 million contract for the 2026 campaign. Of course, the goal is to keep Hall around for the long-term future, so over the next few months, the Jets will do what they can to hammer out a deal for one of the most important players on their team.
With the deadline for the two sides to reach a new contract falling in July, the front office has time to get this deal across the finish line. Placing the franchise tag on a player isn’t something that can be done lightly, though, so in order for this move be worth its while, New York needs to find a way to ensure that Hall is spending the next few years of his career with them, not just the 2026 season.