I love sports, and I watch a ton of it. (Thanks, Captain Obvious.) As a result, I don’t have the bandwidth to consume much else on TV. I dabble here and there on a few comfort shows and the occasional reality series, but my screen-watching time is almost entirely devoted to sports.

Recently, I’ve tested my bandwidth, trying a few new shows. Rooster, on HBO Max, is outstanding. It’s Steve Carell’s best work since The Big Short in 2015, and is full of quality, interesting characters. Season 1 is almost over, so it’s a opportune time to get into it if you haven’t already. You’ll miss out on one of the better comedy series in recent years if you don’t.

NFL

Jets sign RB Breece Hall to three-year, $45.75 million contract

Hall was set to play on the franchise tag this season, which would’ve paid him $14.29 million. This new deal erases that, making the 24-year-old the third highest-paid running back in the NFL. The stipulation, though, is that this pact is worth up to $45.75 million, meaning Hall would have to meet certain unnamed incentives to receive the full amount.

The more the current Jets regime of general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn talked this offseason, the more obvious their commitment to Hall appeared. Now, we have the financials — in a long-term sense — to back the commitment.

Hall limped through a pedestrian third season in 2024, registering 876 rushing yards and five touchdowns. That output — or lack thereof — placed him in a pressure-packed walk year last season. It was uncertain as to whether Hall would deliver, and that he did. 1,065 rushing yards later, Hall has made out handsomely.

It’s debatable whether or not good running backs are underpaid. The system and situation around them normally needs to be conducive to winning, and that’s not always the case. On the other hand, it’s fairly easy to ascertain that a top running back is more valuable than a decent starting wide receiver. That’s the case with Hall, though the Iowa State product has never truly been elite — at least not yet.

New York is a ways away from winning big, but I don’t mind it securing Hall for the peak of his powers. It’s reasonable to bet on the 2022 second-round pick’s continued improvement. It’s also wise to bet on the Jets’ young core of skill-position players, namely Hall, Garrett Wilson, Omar Cooper, Kenyon Sadiq and Mason Taylor. Geno Smith won’t grow with that group, but maybe Cade Klubnik or (likely) someone else will.

The Jets have taken this offseason seriously. Keeping seriously good players like Hall around is a good way to return to respectability — a label that has eluded New York more so than perhaps any other franchise the last 15 years.