RB Hall activated off PUP list
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A day after agreeing to terms with free agent running back Dalvin Cook, another weapon returns to the Jets backfield.
Second-year running back Breece Hall came off the physically unable to perform list [PUP] the team announced ahead of Tuesday’s practice. Hall was limited in Tuesday’s practice as he didn’t participate in 11-on-11 drills with the team. However, Hall did take part in team warmups.
“We are going to take our time with him,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said after practice. “Like I’ve said from the beginning, if you ask him, he’s ready to go now and he’s chomping at the bite, wants to get in there with his teammates.
“But to have him back out there in pads, man he looks freaking good. Just his size, kind of like Jermaine Johnson, the way they kind of morph their bodies. He looks explosive, he looks powerful, so we will get him in, we will ease him in, but right now, it’s just acclimation.
Hall tore his ACL last October and during the Jets 16-7 Week 7 victory against the Broncos and missed the rest of the season. During OTAS and at the start of training camp, Hall only took part in individual drills on the side with trainers.
While he has continued to work his way back on the field, Saleh has continually said that he expects Hall to be ready for the team’s season opener against the Bills on Sept. 11.
“I think I will be ready for it,” Hall said. “But at the end of the day, the coaches and myself, we are going to do the best thing in my interest.
“I’m not going to put any certain timeline on it. I will just leave it up to God and if my knee is feeling good, then I will play.”
Speaking of Cook, he won’t join his Jets teammates until at least another week. Cook is expecting his first child any day as
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the team also doesn’t want to rush him back. He has not participated in any football activities since offseason shoulder surgery in February.
Before the move was made, Saleh spoke to the Jets coaching staff and the other players about their vision of the running back room.
“I think he’s a great player,” Carter said about Dalvin Cook. “I get a call from coach [Saleh] and they didn’t have to do that, so I respect it. After that, he’s coming in and he’s part of our team now.
“I don’t worry at this point, I can’t worry about that because if I’m worried about that, I’m not getting better. The main thing is about getting better.”