The Kansas City Chiefs have been gauging the trade market for a while now, but with the deadline a couple of days away, the talks are heating up.
Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer released an article on Friday discussing what he's hearing around the league. Regarding the Chiefs, Breer wrote, "The Chiefs have sniffed around on a defensive tackle and now are drilling down a little more at running back with Isiah Pacheco banged up."
When speaking about the Jets, Breer stated, "Maybe the most interesting one here, though, is Breece Hall, who’s the centerpiece of the offense. There might’ve been a point this summer where he’d have gone for a fourth-rounder, but, at this point, even on an expiring deal, it’ll take a Day 2 pick to pry him from the Jets."
And with New York looking for a second or third-round pick in return for Hall, the Chiefs will have some difficult decisions to make.
Jets Asking Price for Breece Hall Puts Chiefs in Difficult Situation
According to Spotrac, the Chiefs have the worst cap situation in the league. They are projected to have $-30 million in cap space for 2026. Patrick Mahomes has a massive $78 million cap hit. Kansas City will make some cuts, trades, and contract restructures to get under the cap, so will they want to hand out an extension to Hall as well?
The 24-year-old running back is in the final year of his rookie deal and is looking to get a new contract at the end of the year. That, combined with the draft capital needed to finalize the deal, is interesting, to say the least.
The Chiefs own both their second and third round picks in the 2026 NFL draft, but that could be too high a price in terms of draft capital that they are willing to give up.
Nonetheless, landing a big play weapon like Hall would be huge for this offense. The Iowa State product is eighth in the NFL in rushing yards (581) with 178 receiving yards and two rushing scores this season.
He has the skillset to be effective in all phases of the game and would immediately become the best tailback on this team. Adding him to the collection of weapons on this roster could be game-changing, but there's a lot to consider.
Draft capital is the first thing, but finding a way to keep him beyond the 2025 season would be the next step. And all these things are certainly putting Kansas City in a bind on whether they should pull the trigger on a deal.