Jets Use Franchise Tag on Hall, Fend Off Broncos

0:00On March 4th, the New York Jets slapped the franchise tag on Running Bad Breeze Hall earlier this week to lock him down long-term. At just 24 years old, Hall has become one of the league's top backs over the past couple of seasons, and the team wants to avoid losing their star offensive weapon. It turns out that Denver Broncos played a big role in pushing the Jets to use the franchise tag instead of the cheaper transition version. His say Denver was eyeing Hall hard and ready to make a big offer this off season, forcing the York to protect him fully so they wouldn't have to. Match any bid, adding to the drama, there are some personal ties between the teams. The Jets general manager used to work for the Broncos, and Denver's running backs coach first spotted Hall as a high school talent and recruited him. To Iowa State back in the day, Hall's emergence has the whole league buzzing, especially as the Jets deal with losing key defensive players like Quinn and Williams and Sauce Gardener and recent trades, keeping him helped stem the talent drain and build around their young

1:02core. With NFL free agency kicking off on March 11th, expect more moves around Hall's future, as negotiations heat up.