Breece Hall Dodges Major Injury, But Jets Offense Now Rests on Geno Smith
Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter reported the injury is not as significant as feared.
fans can officially step back from the ledge. Star running back Breece Hall is considered week-to-week with a quad injury, according to Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter, after an MRI revealed the damage is not as significant as initially feared.
In the modern NFL, a player grabbing his leg and disappearing into the blue medical tent usually means you will not see him again until next training camp. Getting a week-to-week diagnosis feels like winning the lottery, especially for a franchise that usually has the worst injury luck on the eastern seaboard.
Hall went down in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 31-24 loss to the . It was a brutal end to a frustrating afternoon for the running back, who was held to just 32 yards on 13 carries before the injury forced him out of the game.
The stakes here are massive because Hall is the absolute engine of this offense. The Jets just handed the 25-year-old a three-year, $43.5 million contract extension after his first career 1,000-yard rushing season, proving they view him as the foundational piece of their entire operation.
Without Hall, the offensive burden falls squarely on the shoulders of 35-year-old quarterback Geno Smith. Smith actually looked great on Sunday, throwing for 320 yards and three touchdowns, but he is working with a receiver room that looks like a triage center with Adonai Mitchell, Tim Patrick, and Omar Cooper Jr. all dealing with injuries.
For the fantasy managers and prop bettors out there, this backfield now belongs to Braelon Allen. Oddsmakers will have to completely re-evaluate 's offensive output, because asking a backup to replicate the production of a $43 million star against stacked boxes is a massive gamble.
The will spend the next few days figuring out how to retool their game plan. Allen gets the immediate spotlight, but the real test is whether Smith can keep carrying a depleted offense through the air until Hall is cleared to return.