It hasn’t been a great start to the season for the New York Jets, now sitting at 0-4. The Jets were expected to be better coming into the year, but there were certainly questions about how they looked. Unfortunately, it appears that this will be the same Jets team that many fans have grown tired of seeing. The Chicago Bears have shown improvement, with many expecting them to continue their upward trend, currently sitting at 2-2 and having won two straight games.Â
As both teams progress throughout the year, there’s an argument to be made that the Jets‘ poor play could help the Bears more than any other team in football. Chicago needs to add a competent running back to its running back room, and with Breece Hall being expendable, there’s a perfect target out there for the Bears. When proposing a potential trade for the Bears to get a deal done, Bleacher Report’s Alex pitched the idea of sending a 2026 third and sixth-round draft pick to the Jets for the Iowa State product.Â
âThe Bears may be .500 but they have some major issues to sort out in the backfield, an area that didn’t see any notable offseason additions outside of seventh-round rookie Kyle Monangai…
âThe organization will instead have to hit the trade market before the deadline to shore up its backfield deficiencies. Breece Hall could be available with the Jets off to a dismal start under new head coach Aaron Glenn. The team lost its first three games and has quickly fallen out of contention, opening the door for players on expiring contracts such as Breece Hall to be dealt,â he wrote.
Does Trading Breece Hall Make Sense for the Jets?
Hall getting traded wouldn’t be surprising, but there are some other factors that the New York Jets will also have to consider.Â
For one, moving one of the top young running backs in football doesn’t make much sense. Still, if New York doesn’t plan to pay him, sending him to a team like the Chicago Bears makes sense.Â
Hall has yet to post a 1,000-yard season, but that likely isn’t due to who he is as a player, but more so the fact that he’s dealt with some injuries throughout the years, and the Jets are a below-average team.Â
Maurice Jones-Drew of NFL.com named him among the top five running backs who could be traded, ranking him No. 1. He noted that there were rumors throughout the offseason stating that Hall could be traded, and if the Jets continue to struggle, they might not have much of a choice but to move on from him.Â
âThere was speculation back in August that the Jets could potentially trade Hall, but head coach Aaron Glenn dismissed the notion and said they would utilize all three of their RBs — Hall and 2024 draft picks Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Three weeks into the season, OC Tanner Engstrand has indeed spread the rock around, and New York’s run game is one of the few bright spots, ranking ninth in rush yards and rush TDs.Â
âHall leads the team in carries (38) and rush yards (157) — but has yet to get into the end zone — while Allen and Davis have combined for just 16 attempts. Most of the other carries have gone to quarterbacks Justin Fields, who missed Week 3 with a concussion, and Tyrod Taylor,â he wrote.
Jets Are Getting Thin at Running Back
Regarding some of the other decisions the New York Jets have to consider, which could heavily impact the Chicago Bears, their other running back, Braelon Allen, left the Monday night game against the Miami Dolphins with a knee injury. According to Underdog NFL, head coach Aaron Glenn stated on Wednesday that his knee injury is âpretty seriousâ and he’ll get a second option.Â
If that’s the case, the Jets might keep Hall and try to get something done with the young running back.
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