The Jets got a scare on Monday when Breece Hall went down in practice, and the troubling part was how it happened: untouched.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini reported, “Breece Hall goes down, untouched, while running after a catch. #Jets,” and later added that the injury looked “like a possible groin injury.” Cimini also said Hall walked off with Jets trainers, went to the medical tent, and that the issue “appears to be upper right leg.”
That uncertainty is the real problem here. Hall can get banged up in the usual football way and it would still matter, but a non-contact injury brings a different kind of alarm.
The scare came not long after the Jets’ first preseason game, when Hall suited up and played a bit with Cade Klubnik and the other starters. He finished with four carries for 16 yards and no targets or receptions. It was a quiet outing, but he came through it fine.
Now the focus shifts to Monday’s practice and what it means for a player the Jets are counting on heavily after his offseason extension. Hall, 25, rushed for 1,065 yards and four touchdowns on 243 attempts last season.
If he has to miss time, the depth chart behind him gets thin quickly. Braelon Allen is next up, with Isaiah Davis and Kene Nwangwu behind him.
The Jets may not know the full extent of the issue yet, but the early read is clear enough: Hall is hurt, the injury happened without contact, and that makes this one worth watching closely.
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