The Jets and Breece Hall agreed to a contract extension on Friday that will have him avoid playing on the franchise tag in 2026.
Hall and the Jets reached a deal on a three-year, $45.75 million contract with $29 million guaranteed, a source confirmed.
Hall now becomes the third highest paid running back by annual money per year behind the Eagles’ Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million) and the 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey ($19 million).
The Jets got ahead of a running back market that is expected to rise in the coming months with Bijan Robinson of the Falcons and Jahmyr Gibbs of the Lions eligible for extensions.
The two sides had until July 15 to reach a long-term agreement or Hall would have played this season on the $14.3 million franchise tag.
The new guarantee is essentially two franchise tags.
Hall was drafted in the second round by the Jets in 2022.
He has consistently been one of the team’s top offensive weapons during his first four years.
Hall, who turns 25 later this month, topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time last season.
He gained 1,065 yards on 243 rushes and scored four rushing touchdowns.
He also had a receiving touchdown and a passing touchdown.
There was talk of the Jets trading Hall going back to last year’s draft and then again at the deadline but the team remained steadfast about holding onto Hall, and they now have locked him up for the near future.