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New York Jets running back Breece Hall trying to make a play during an NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks.
The New York Jets have a chance to pull the plug.
Insider Ralph Vacchiano of NFL on FOX revealed the NFL player that each team in the NFC should trade for during the 2026 NFL draft. He had the Jets moving one of their best players on the team.
New York Jets receive: a 2026 third-round pick (No. 96 overall) and a 2027 fifth-round pick
Seattle Seahawks receive: running back Breece Hall
“The Jets just placed the franchise tag on Hall, and they want to sign him long term, though it’s not clear if Hall actually wants to stay in New York. The Seahawks, meanwhile, need a replacement for Kenneth Walker, whom they lost in free agency. The cost would be at least a third-round pick, which was reportedly what the Jets were asking for at the deadline last year. A running back like Hall is an unnecessary luxury for a team like the Jets headed for the bottom of the standings, but he could instantly make the Seahawks an even bigger threat to repeat as Super Bowl champs,” Vacchiano wrote.
Jets Would Likely Run This Deal to the League Office
Ahead of last year’s NFL trade deadline, the Jets were on the goal line for a potential Hall trade.
New York was seeking a third-round draft choice in return for Hall. The Kansas City Chiefs wouldn’t give up anything more than a fourth-round pick. A deal wasn’t struck, and Hall remained on the team. Those failed trade talks transpired in November.
Fast forward six months, and in this proposed scenario, the Jets get what they originally wanted and more? The green and white would sign up for this in a heartbeat.
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The Jets were willing to move Hall last year, albeit for the right price. It appears, at least publicly, that the Jets are pivoting and want to find a way to keep him long-term this offseason.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport told Jets senior reporter Eric Allen at the Annual League Meetings that this shouldn’t be a hard extension to work out.
“I mean, it makes sense to get something done,” Rapoport said. “Doing a deal early, I think, makes a lot of sense. It shouldn’t be that complicated because based on where the franchise tag is [and] where the next franchise tag is, you can figure out a deal based around that.”
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.@nflnetwork Insider @RapSheet told @eallenjets that a Breece Hall #Jets contract extension, ‘shouldn’t be that complicated.’
‘Based on where the franchise tag is & where the next franchise tag is, you can figure out a deal based on that.’
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This offseason, the Jets utilized the franchise tag to prevent Hall from reaching the open market. That was a one-year $14.29 million investment for the 2026 season.
If Hall plays out 2026 on the tag, the Jets would have the option to tag him for a second straight year in 2027.
“When a player receives the franchise tag for a second time, he will receive a 120 percent increase of his previous franchise-tag salary,” the NFL operations manual states. That would be a $17.14 million franchise tag for Hall in 2027.
Hall is currently the fifth-highest-paid running back in the NFL, earning $14.29 million per year via the franchise tag, according to Over The Cap. That second consecutive franchise tag number would make Hall the third-highest-paid RB in the league, only behind Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million per year) and Christian McCaffrey ($19 million per year).
Rapoport implied that a new extension for Hall would be in the $14.29 million to $17.14 million range on an annual basis. If the Jets are comfortable with that, then a new deal should come together quickly following the draft. However, if they aren’t comfortable going that high, then the trade rumors will only get louder.