Breece Hall makes bold claim about Jets' future entering 2025

The New York Jets are doing their best to shed the "rebuilding" label this offseason. That hasn’t been an easy sell to fans or media, especially after an offseason in which they moved on from seemingly every veteran on the roster. But internally, not everyone on the team sees this new direction as a rebuild.

Speaking to fans at Fanatics Fest in New York City this past weekend, running back Breece Hall offered a confident — and somewhat surprising, I'd say — perspective on the team’s outlook entering 2025 (h/t Jack Stollow).

"I’m happy. I’m in a good headspace. (Aaron Glenn), he tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear…It feels good not to be in a rebuild. We’re still in a win-now situation."

Breece Hall

That's a pretty bold statement from a player who finds himself at a career crossroads this season, and from a team that just finished overhauling nearly every part of its roster and organizational infrastructure. It's also sure to incite a few snarky comments and eye rolls.

Breece Hall hopes to prove the Jets can 'win now' in 2025

There’s been plenty of external skepticism about the Jets entering the 2025 season, especially after a dramatic roster overhaul that saw the team move on from veterans like Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams.

Despite a lack of big-name additions, the Jets continue to insist this is not a complete teardown. New head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey are steering the ship toward a long-term reset, not a ground-up rebuild.

After all, this is a roster that still boasts a handful of foundational pieces like Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, and Quinnen Williams. This is more of a retool than a typical full-blown rebuild.

Hall remains one of the most talented players on the roster and a potential foundational piece, but his status is far less secure than it was a year ago.

He found himself the subject of trade rumors during the lead-up to the 2025 NFL Draft, and while the Jets ultimately kept him, his long-term future in New York is anything but guaranteed.

If the Jets predictably struggle to start the season and Hall doesn’t win over the new regime, he could be dangled again at the trade deadline. There's a very real chance that this is Hall's last season with the Jets.

That’s especially true given the Jets’ plan to move toward more of a committee approach in their backfield. Glenn has hinted at plans for a true backfield committee, and both Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis showed flashes during their rookie seasons in 2024.

Hall might still be RB1, but the gap isn’t as wide as it used to be. And with no contract extension in sight, 2025 could be a make-or-break campaign for the former second-round pick.

If Hall wants the world to believe the Jets are still in win-now mode, he’ll have to be the one to show it.

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