Jets GM Denies Breece Hall Trade Rumors, Hasn't Spoken to Any Team amid 2025 NFL Draft

New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey didn't sound like someone who is anxious to trade running back Breece Hall on Thursday.

"I haven't had any talks with any teams about Breece Hall," he said, per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic. "He's on the team."

The comments come after NFL insider Josina Anderson cited a source Thursday who told her Hall has potentially been available "within the last week and a half."

Anderson's report was not the first time the idea of Hall being traded came up this offseason.

ESPN's Rich Cimini noted earlier this month that "Hall is among a handful of players up for a contract extension, most notably cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson—both drafted the same year as Hall. It will be difficult to keep them all long term."

New York already picked up the fifth-year options on Wilson's and Gardner's contracts, further underscoring how valuable the two playmakers are to the AFC East team. In fact, they might be the top two players on the roster and will surely be more of a priority than Hall when it comes to potential long-term deals.

Cimini also highlighted comments from new head coach Aaron Glenn when he said, "I think, mentally, [Hall] is in a good place, but I would say that we have three running backs on this team that we're going to utilize as much as possible. They're all big men, they can run, they're violent, they're physical."

Hall has just one season remaining on his deal and could be looking at a situation where he might split some carries with Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis during that last year. 

Perhaps getting something valuable in return with a trade before he potentially hits free agency would be the best way for the Jets to move forward, but Mougey's comments suggest that is not the path the front office will take ahead of the 2025 campaign.

When healthy, Hall is still one of the top players on the team.

He posted 1,359 yards from scrimmage and eight touchdowns last season after finishing with 1,585 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns in 2023. While a career-worst 4.2 yards per carry last season may be of some concern, Hall's versatility makes him a valuable weapon in the offense.

And it seems like the Jets will keep that weapon this offseason.