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.
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