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Austin Ekeler agrees with Saquon Barkley and Dalvin Cook about poor NFL treatment

Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler ripped NFL teams as a cold contract market for running backs continues to create tension between players and owners hesitant to spend money on the position group

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is fed up with how NFL teams treat his position group, and on Thursday, he joined a chorus of players speaking out about plummeting valuations for ball carriers. Saquon Barkley and Dalvin Cook have also blasted organisations over inadequate contract offers.

Ekeler, the 2021 and 2022 NFL leader in all-purpose yards, said it’s frustrating that below-average wide receivers can make more money than him. His annual wages are below two Chargers receivers – Keenan Allen and Mike Williams – and virtually equal with tight end Gerald Everett. Across the NFL, almost 40 wide receivers bring in more than his $6.1 million yearly salary.

“Let’s compare, let’s see what the real value-add to a team is,” Ekeler said on the Rich Eisen Show. “If I’m looking at some of the backup receivers out here that are still making more than me, and that’s going to p*** me off. … I’m like, OK, wait a minute. So, you’re telling me… the No. 3 receiver is going to make more than me, and I’m the starter?

“I get more carries; I touch the ball more. I have more of an impact. It causes us to question, right? We’re going to fight for that. We’re going to fight for, ‘Hey, I’m bringing more value to the team than this person. I think I should be compensated for that.'”

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