Austin Ekeler

Disgruntled NFL tailbacks are on the counteroffensive against unfavorable market forces and a collective bargaining agreement that leaves them with few options have spent the last few days discussing their current predicament amongst one…

I’m firmly in the corner of you should never pay a running back for all the cliche arguments that go along with it. But there are exceptions to every rule, like when a running back is more receiver than Derrick Henry. Quarterbacks love…

Trevor Lawrence pulled it back from the brink.Image: Getty ImagesThere are levels to collapses. There’s the March Madness telegraphed loss,where one group of 18-, 19-, 20-year-olds gets tight, and the other group gets hot. Obviously, we’ve…

Tyreek HillImage: Getty ImagesSince Patrick Mahomes took over as the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018, Tyreek Hill is fourth in the NFL in targets, behind only Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, and former teammate Travis Kelce. Yet…

Run CMC with a stiff armImage: Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Chargers are a very good football team. Even in the absence of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams for parts of the season, the downfall of JCJackson, and the abysmal play of Jerry…

Illustration: Getty ImagesThe Niners might not have the trade capital that other interested parties do, but their running back room currently consists of Jeff Wilson Jr., Jordan Mason, Marlon Mack, and Deebo Samuel. That’s someone who had a…

He could...go...all...the...way...99 yards!Image: Getty ImagesLast night’s Chargers-Chiefs game was fantastic, a display of two of the best young talents in the game at quarterback. Ultimately, the Chiefs walked away with the 27-24 victory,…

Chargers’ Austin Ekeler has no idea what he’s in for.Image: Getty ImagesChargers running back Austin Ekeler opened a big can of worms on Yahoo’s Fantasy Football Forecast with Matt Harmon. Ekeler commented on his stat line from Week 1…

Photo: Getty ImagesStephen A. Smith is great television. The way he casually cascades between idioms in an excited, commanding voice is magnificent. I get jealous of his inflection just watching him. That said, he’s also had a series of…

Saquon Barkley didn’t live up to his top-five fantasy draft status last yearPhoto: APWith impending, ill-timed, why-the-hell-did-you-schedule-it-on-a-Saturday-afternoon-when-I-told-I-have-a-wedding fantasy drafts looming, if you’re not…