By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 20:29 BST, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 20:29 BST, 8 May 2026
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets and running back Breece Hall agreed Friday on a three-year contract extension worth $45.75 million, according to a person familiar with the deal.
The Jets had used the franchise tag on Hall, whose contract - which will pay him $15.25 million per year - makes him the third-highest paid running back in the NFL.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Jets didn't announce the deal.
Hall rushed for a career-high 1,065 yards last season despite missing the final game with a knee ailment, becoming the first Jets player to top 1,000 yards rushing in a season since Chris Ivory in 2015. Hall has 1,000 yards from scrimmage in three straight seasons, just the sixth player - and fifth running back - in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
Hall, who turns 25 on May 31, was a second-round pick in the 2022 draft out of Iowa State. He didn´t receive a contract extension from the Jets last offseason when first-rounders Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson did, causing some uncertainty about Hall´s future with the franchise. He was also mentioned in trade rumors leading up to last year´s deadline.
But coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey both insisted they wanted to keep Hall as the engine that runs the Jets' offense.
FILE - New York Jets running back Breece Hall (20) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Dec. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)
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