NY Jets news: Breece Hall update, embarrassing Cam Newton take

Justin Fried

NY Jets, Breece Hall / Dustin Bradford/GettyImages

The most recent update we heard regarding NY Jets running back Breece Hall was that the team expected him to be ready by the start of the 2023 season. Hall previously indicated that he hopes to be healthy before training camp this summer.

Jets owner Woody Johnson caught up with Hall on Tuesday and shared a photo of the two of them together on Twitter. Johnson suggested that Hall said he was "feeling good," during their conversation.

Ran into @BreeceH today. He said he’s feeling good. pic.twitter.com/2oxi7Vrhxy
— Woody Johnson (@woodyjohnson4) March 21, 2023

Recent images of Hall have shown the second-year running back to be in fantastic shape. A return prior to training camp seems possible and a return before Week 1 feels probable.

The Jets will continue to monitor Hall's progress, but barring any setbacks on his road to recovery, the team expects to see him on the field for the start of next season.

Other NY Jets news

One NFL analyst believes the Jets should have targeted Cam Newton over Aaron Rodgers

There have been some really bad takes throughout the Jets' pursuit of Aaron Rodgers this offseason, but one such opinion shared by NFL analyst Mike Tanier on Tuesday might be the worst of them all.

In response to Cam Newton working out for NFL teams at Auburn's pro day, Tanier implied that the Jets would be better off with Newton as their quarterback instead of Rodgers. Yes, really.

The #Jets could make the playoffs with Cam in 2023, keep their draft picks, save millions in cap space and cope with about 50% less self-absorbed weirdness.
— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) March 21, 2023

Tanier insisted that the Jets could make the playoffs with Newton, retain their draft capital, save a lot of money, and, as he put it, "cope with about 50% less self-absorbed weirdness."

Mind you, Newton didn't play in the NFL last season, and he hasn't thrown more touchdowns than interceptions in a season since 2018. It's not worth further analyzing why this take is so patently absurd. Let's just leave it and move on.

Jets hire a new coach

The Jets hired a new coach on Tuesday, per ESPN's Rich Cimini, as the Jets added Shaq Wilson to their coaching staff to be the team's new assistant defensive line coach.

Wilson replaces Greg Scruggs, who left to become the defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin. A former standout linebacker at South Carolina, Wilson served as a defensive analyst for his alma mater last season.

He previously worked as a graduate assistant, defensive quality control coach, and assistant director of football player personnel for South Carolina.

Wilson also spent three years as the assistant director of football sports performance at Tennessee before returning to South Carolina in 2021.

Justin Fried

Justin Fried is an editor for FanSided who has over seven years of experience covering the NFL and various other sports. A diehard Jets fan since birth, Justin has served as the editor for The Jet Press since 2019, interviewing athletes such as Sauce Gardner, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joe Klecko, and many others. Justin has also worked closely with brands like Red Bull to help highlight the niche sectors of the sporting world. His four-part series on the sport of breaking remains one of his proudest pieces of work. In his spare time, Justin is an avid pro wrestling fan who is fortunate enough to have traveled to nearly 30 different countries.