FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The vacation is over, and New York Jets running back Breece Hall is back to work.
Hall, practicing fully after missing more than two weeks with a strained groin, proclaimed himself ready to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
The time off, he said, was beneficial.
"It was actually a very good two-week vacation," Hall said with a smile after practice Thursday. "I could've been out there a little earlier, but the team -- I'm thankful they were very cautious with me.
"But, yeah, it was a real good vacation. I feel really fresh now."
Hall gave the Jets a scare on Aug. 17, when he crumpled to the grass with a noncontact injury while running the ball. He admitted he was "kind of freaked out about it" because he never had experienced a groin injury.
"But it started to heal up pretty fast and I was kind of on the trainers, stressing them out because I was pushing myself a little more than what they wanted me to," he said. "I took enough time off, so I feel good right now. It's good."
Hall, 25, is coming off his first 1,000-yard season. In May, he became one of the NFL's highest-paid running backs when he signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract -- two months ahead of the deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multiyear deals.
He's a huge part of the Jets' offense, which finished 10th last season in rushing yards.
"We have a lot of guys like that, but when No. 20 has the ball, you know something special is going to happen," quarterback Geno Smith said. "So we look forward to having him out there."
Despite the lack of reps in training camp, Hall said he's capable of handling a full workload against the Titans, but he probably won't be asked to do that. Backups Braelon Allen and maybe even Isaiah Davis will get carries.
"My mindset is, if he's healthy, he's healthy, you know what I mean?" offensive coordinator Frank Reich said. "We always like to kind of rotate guys a little bit anyway, but unless [Aaron Glenn] and the training staff give us a rep count, then we just play ball."
Hall will see a handful of former Jets on the opposing defensive line Sunday -- including Jermaine Johnson, John Franklin-Myers and Solomon Thomas. There will be a familiar face on the home sideline, Titans coach Robert Saleh, who coached the Jets from 2021 to 2024. (He was fired five games into the 2024 season.)
"It's going to be fun to be going back and forth, talking a little bit," Hall said of his former teammates. "I've got some of my good friends over there and some guys I was really cool with."
Rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq, who missed almost the entire training camp due to a setback from offseason hernia surgery, also is expected to play. Sadiq, drafted 16th in April, likely will have a limited role.
"I think Kenyon has done a very good job of integrating himself back in very quickly," said Reich, acknowledging Sadiq will have a scaled-down workload. "I know he's looking forward to the opportunity to be out there and we're looking forward to it as well."
