New York Jets running back Breece Hall was at Newark Airport over the weekend when an apparent autograph seeker appeared to bother the NFL player while he was removing his bag from baggage claim.
Video obtained by TMZ Sports showed the man trying to get an autograph. He can be heard telling Hall's group: “If you're going to slap me, slap me.”
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Breece Hall, number 20 of the New York Jets, runs with the ball against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
New York Giants legend Carl Banks appeared to step between the man and the Jets running back.
The man then walked away without further incident.
On Monday, Hall addressed the situation at X.
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Carl Banks, #58 of the New York Giants, in action against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFL football game on December 3, 1989 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Banks played for the Giants from 1984 to 1992. (Focus on sport/Getty Images)
“If you know me, you know I always show love!!! There is a time and place for everything but harassing me at baggage claim is not the time or place,” she wrote.
“Luckily Carl and my boy Joe were there to stop anything from happening.”
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Hall recovered in 2023 after suffering a season-ending injury in his rookie year. He played in all 17 games for the Jets, racking up 994 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. He also had 76 receptions for 591 yards and four touchdowns, showing how valuable he is to the offense.
While the Jets had a tough season, Hall was one of the few bright spots that shined.
Breece Hall, number 20 of the New York Jets, is in step and repeat before the game between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders at MetLife Stadium on February 18, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Kostas Lymperopoulos/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Hall will enter his third season in New York. The Jets finished 7-10 in 2023.
