According to The Denver Post’s Luca Evans, New York Jets running back Breece Hall is expected to have serious interest in the Denver Broncos if he becomes a free agent.
The problem? The Jets plan on Franchise or Transition tagging Hall if they cannot sign him to an extension and will hold him hostage for at least one more year.
Evans notes that Hall has a relationship with Broncos running back coach Lou Ayeni and has been told by a source with direct knowledge of that situation that Hall has “plenty of interest in joining the Broncos’.
If Hall manages to hit free agency, though — watch out for Denver. The former Iowa State RB has a pre-existing relationship with Broncos running backs coach Lou Ayeni from Hall’s recruiting process in high school, when Ayeni was Iowa State’s RBs coach. And a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Denver Post this week that Hall has plenty of interest in joining the Broncos. It’d be a splash move for Denver, as Hall has totaled over 1,350 yards from scrimmage in each of his last three years in New York.
As someone who has Hall as his number one player on his free agent wishlist, this is bittersweet news to find out. I think Hall would thrive outside of the Jets organization and would give the Broncos a true game-changer in their backfield. However, the Jets seem intent on keeping him and will reportedly franchise or transition tag Hall.
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If they go the transition tag route, which seems expected, the Broncos can offer Hall a deal, but the Jets will have the right of first refusal and can match any deal offered. If they do not, they can let him sign and leave without any draft pick compensation. The two teams can agree on a potential trade, but Hall would have to sign the tag before a trade can be completed. It remains unclear if the Jets would be open to that, but that possibility remains.
The Broncos are expected to be strong players in the running back market this offseason, and signing Hall would be a huge splash. However, the Jets are going to make this difficult, and there are no guarantees that they will be willing to trade him. If Hall is unavailable, the Broncos may have interest in Kenneth Walker, Travis Etienne, Tyler Allgeier, and others.
