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Breece Hall’s comeback journey from a major knee injury finished six yards short of 1,000 last season.
The New York Jets running back insists he’ll scamper far past that statistical milestone, leaving any doubts behind him — along with would-be tacklers.
“I’m for sure going to have 1,000-plus yards this year,” Hall declared after training camp practice Thursday. “So that ain’t even anything that’s in the back of my mind.”
The 23-year-old Hall enters the season as one of the NFL’s most dynamic running backs after a terrific second year during which he ran for 994 yards and five touchdowns and led all players at his position with 76 catches for 591 yards and four scores.
And that came after he worked his way back from a torn ACL in his left knee in Week 7 of what was shaping up to be a special rookie season.
“I didn’t really do training camp last year,” Hall said. “I probably had three weeks before the season that I started practicing and stuff. But just to be out there now at the beginning was just, it feels good.”
The Jets actually thought Hall had reached 1,000 yards in the season finale at New England, where he had a career-high 178 yards on 37 carries. But coach Robert Saleh later acknowledged a statistical error had the team thinking Hall already hit the milestone.
While many of his coaches and teammates say quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the key to how the offense wants to play and operate, but it’s Hall who drives everything as a do-it-all engine.
“He’s important because he’s special,” Saleh said. “He’s a three-down back because he’s capable. He’s got electric speed, he’s big, he’s strong, he’s powerful, he’s smart, and even him getting a full offseason of work without needing to worry about his injury, knock on wood, I’m really looking forward to a full season with him.”
When Hall and the offense gathered on the field before the first practice of training camp Wednesday, he told his teammates: “Let’s set the standard.”
Rodgers looked over to Hall and said: “You…
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Publish date : 2024-07-25 21:16:40
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