Breece Hall Unlikely to Play Sunday as Jets Play It Safe with Star Running Back

Breece Hall is officially in the "maybe I'll stretch and see how it feels" phase of his quad injury recovery, which is NFL code for "he is absolutely not playing."

According to Ian Rapoport, the New York Jets star running back is unlikely to suit up today against the Miami Dolphins. Hall has already missed three games with a quad strain, and since he hasn't logged a full practice yet, throwing him out there now would be a massive gamble.

"Ian Rapoport reported that Hall 'is unlikely to play today' and 'hasn't been a full participant yet.'"

The Jets offense without Hall is like a sports car running on a spare tire. New York just handed him a three-year, $43.5 million extension this offseason because he is the entire engine of their ground game. Before going down against the Detroit Lions in Week 4, Hall was the foundational piece keeping things moving.

Without him, the backfield duties fall to Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. If you are holding Hall in fantasy or looking at Jets rushing props, you need to pivot immediately. The drop-off in explosiveness is real, especially for a team coming off an ugly 26-19 loss to the New England Patriots last week.

Rushing a franchise running back onto the field from a soft-tissue injury in October is how you ruin a season by November. Hall already has a history of major knee surgery from his rookie year, so the medical staff treating this quad strain with extreme caution is the only smart move this franchise has made all month.

Expect Hall to stay in sweatpants on the sideline today while the Jets try to salvage a divisional win against Miami. If he can finally string together some full practices this week, we might see him back on the field for his next matchup. Until then, the New York offense is going to have to find another way to move the chains.