Austin Ekeler on Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers' Future | The Ringer
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- John Jastremski interviews Austin Ekeler from Radio Row at Super Bowl LVIII. They talk about the perils of the running back position, his talks with new Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, and what running backs around the league he likes to watch. Catch 'New York, New York' on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and stay locked in to the Ringer NFL TH-cam channel for more content from Radio Row.
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“That that team needs” yeah he ain’t coming back 😂😂
I expect him to start throwing people under the bus as soon as he's on a new team.
I know Austin dude is a class act, won't happen
@@johna9401no he isn’t. He’s good at bs
He literally already threw Herbert under the bus earlier today. He said he forgot to throw him the ball this year. DUDE YOU DROPPED SO MANY PASSES. I don’t think I’ve ever disliked a player on a PERSONAL LEVEL as much as Austin Ekeler. He’s the most tone deaf, overrated “star player” I’ve ever seen
100% . He was a distraction with his contract. He's not a leader. I'm excited for him to be gone from the chargers. He also drops a lot of passes and can't really grind down a defense to close out games. He loves his fantasy points and celebrating his first down when we are down 60 points. Me first player
@@johna9401he’s ass
Yo Ek, I appreciate you for putting it down for the Bolts. Whether you're with us next year or not, wish you the best wherever you go (outside the AFC West)
Facts‼️‼️
Bro 5-12
@stiffy1555 We can't blame it all on 1 player...Dude was never afraid of contact this past season and before. Respect the guy for his hustle.
@@loctown7775 We finish 5-12 you’re not getting another chance
We want guys committed to the team. Point blank
They used him up with an unbelievable amount of touches, got top production for a couple years, now fans turn on him.
We love ek brotha but he’s just not a HB1 he’s a very good HB2 and chargers need an all star
We aren’t turning on him he wanted what he thought he deserved to be paid right that’s fine but after the stinker of the season he had are u sure they would extend him now?
He can’t run the football
He argued for more money last off season just so he could go and suck it up the following year.. Talks too much off the field on his podcast.. Is too old.. We can get a young fresher healthier stronger bruising back for much cheaper.. He’s out but I wish him the best for what he did for the bolts ⚡️
I loved Ek early on, but it became clearer as time went by that he’s disingenuous and selfish while trying to appear humble. It’s kinda gross. He never took responsibility for his failures this year, drops and fumbles, etc.
Some Charger fans are down on him, but I respect him standing up for all running backs in the NFL. If the money works I hope he can come back and tandem with a bigger back, which is how I think he should have been utilized all along.
We are down on him because he saw what Melvin Gordon did and repeated the same dumbass thing. Holding out for money that isn't there because we have a salary cap issue makes both Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler the biggest dumbasses in the world. He was offered 10 and held out for 12.5 and got nothing. He needs to fire his agent.
He’s a 3rd down back. Great personality. But, him standing up for RB pay was self serving. Asking his teammates to step it up and him showing what that means on the field would make me respect him a lot more. Player leadership lacking on Chargers. Mack performs and is reliable but is quiet. Need a vocal beast leader. Someone step up.
His 2023 season is the reason, you don't pay running backs!
You don't understand what a holdout is if you think Austin Ekeler held out. Melvin Gordon held out, which means he refused to play, thinking it would hurt the team enough where they'd be forced to pay him. Austin Ekeler wanted an extension so he didn't have to play on the last year of his contract, which no player wants to do, and when the Chargers said no he requested permission to speak to other teams. And when a deal didn't get done before training camp, he still showed up. The Gordon and Ekeler situations are not remotely the same.
I'm also not sure where you're getting the "he was offered 10" info from. According to Ekeler, the Chargers made him no offer and said they wouldn't talk about extensions until after the season. @@MrJeffgallo11
@@DeansGreens Holding out of OTA's is holding out........The Chargers offered $10 per season and he turned it down and held out of OTA's and worked out with Melvin Gordon. Source is Adam Shefter.
Wish the best for Ek wherever he ends up.
Wonder what dairy queen paid him. Getting paid!!! Good for him
@@ambermchugh9381 he gets a discount for a year lol
He’s not getting paid lol he’ll get a new contract but he’s not getting top RB money
Ekeler is great on the mic! Definitely has a career after football in broadcast
Love to keep ‘em , it dude needs to understand, he’s a change of pace back, splash play maybe . A great number 2 . We need a hammer , a bigger,Home run hitter type back.
Too bad Ekeler was not a team guy. If he would have performed and stepped up he could have predicted his pay check but instead he started the season off talking about how he was not getting paid enough for what he was doing... Well... looks based off his stats last year he owes The Chargers some money!!
Never seen someone fumble so much (besides Gordon). When Ek didn’t fumble, he couldn’t stay on his own two feet.
@@turtle19dadeven Gordon had less fumbles
Chump change if you ask me...well said brotha..he needs to go!
I don’t really think he’ll be back next year. Harbaugh not gonna re-sign him.
Ekler had an off year but he is far from washed up.
he runs slower than the chargers oline
hes a real g and charger legend; but he is extremely washed.. not his fault the chargers did overuse him
Became Melvin Gordon 2.0
He dropped so many passes.
Ek you are one of the best Chargers rb ill put u in the top 5 chargers rb of all time behind the lightning bug
I'll take LT, Means, Butts, Lincoln, Lowe, Brooks, James, Anderson, Muncie and Sproles over his money grubbing ass!
And Turner!
Mine are LT Muncie butts sproles ekeler top 5 honorable are butts lowe Lincoln and Lo if you count Lo
I was really pissed when they let James Brooks go to Cincinnati.
@@turtle19dad Lionel Lil Train James is one of my all time favorite Chargers. Along with Gary Anderson. I'm a Air Coryell growing up kid in New York.
Loved ek and his time with the chargers, but he took so many hits, slowed down so much, bulked up so much, he’s not the same. 13 mph top speed is not starting rb worthy in college, let alone the nfl
Ekeler will end up on the Broncos
I had no idea he was a ranch/ cowboy guy
he went to school in CO
@@ambermchugh9381
as long as it's not the raiders/chiefs I'm fine
He will end up in one of the AFC west teams. That’s how it usually goes……
Raiders stay taking our left overs.
Eke is tough. He doesn’t get hurt. I hope he ends his career as a Charger.
Doesn’t get hurt?! He missed 6 weeks
Me too!
You want guys that tell weak links to step it up. That includes telling a Bosa you need to play hurt sometimes. They don’t have that guy. Seau was that guy. Rivers maybe. They don’t have that now.
Bosa is soft AF. Skipping practice. I'm biased though. That nonsense with the draft rubbed me wrong. Can't believe he's almost 30. Crazy
@@ambermchugh9381yeah from the beginning it’s always seemed like he was selfish. And to me he’s not as mentally as strong as his brother. I think that’s the big difference. He’s relied on his physicality his whole career. And now it’s failing him. I hope he gets help mentally as he’s talked about struggling with it🙏.
I liked him a lot . But , I think this year , it will be Eck the EX - Chargers coming around ? And to tell the truth , I think BOTH sides need to break form each other .
Eckler was not even remotely a leader last year. His play was also way down. He was so slow it was a shock to watch.
He's going into FA he has talk talk himself up
Ekeler is for sure a leader
Dude was ASS last year!!!
Everyone on our offense was ass except for Keenan and maybe Everett@@Ramiz112
Think he wanted to be traded? Alot of guys stopped trying though
appreciate all you've done for the Chargers EK, good luck wherever your future lies sorry we couldn't get you to where you should have gotten
ECKLER is gone ....he is too hot and cold . Lets get Barkley or Henry , real running backs . CowBell pure hard running , RUNNING BACKS
This guy really started the interview with San Diego talk? 😂🤡
Because San Diego is where the Chargers belong. 💯💔LA licker🖕
I still say San diego, that reality doesn't reach me. Does anyone in LA even care?
@@ambermchugh9381they say they do. When Gates had his celebration, we saw who the fan base was/IS. #SanDiegoSuperChargers
@@ambermchugh9381 that’s how you know you’re a loser
@@ambermchugh9381🤡🤡🤡
Why do all running backs always betray us besides LT the goat… like dude they gsve you a chance and paid you millions.. most people work 50hrs a week + and get paid less than 40k a year, be grateful. Best of luck on your next job, you were a real g.. sucks that the running back posisition has a bad market but dont just make it out like the chargers are evil and all your teammates suck
You can read his body language you can tell there’s a fall out with the chargers and by the way he was last year this is not the energy the chargers need let him go shoot for Barkley and start fresh wish Austin the the best but his not what we need
I expect Harbaugh to beef up the offensive line this year so Joe Alt 1st and a Center in the 2nd.
Christian McCaffrey is just on his own level of talent. No disrespect to Ekler but he's just above average. Good look in his future with a new team. Hope he gets the pay he thinks he deserves
Going to the Chiefs. calling it.
Think so, I'm think broncos
@@ambermchugh9381Raiders want all our leftovers.
Chiefs for sure. He'll do well as mahomes ck down
He had pretty much said he was out a few weeks ago, WTF trying to jump back in after all the new hires. Can't blame him i guess but he's gone in my opinion
2 years max and he's out of the league
Ekler needs to be replaced with a better player in his position! Bottom line, end of story!⚡️⚡️
Running Backs should get 1st round 3 year contract with 4th being a player option so they can get paid earlier in their careers and really get your money back with their production in their peak years
It wouldn’t work because a lot of the best backs are combo players with receiving and running like deebo or cmc. They could just draft them as wr and use them as backs
Blaming his team having a “down” year affecting him. Yeah, because his teammates led to all his fumbles and dropped passes.
He won’t take accountability for him himself playing like dog shit with how he played this season ngl I don’t think any team besides the commanders would pick this dude up or even the panthers
He ain't a Loyal Chargers! He throws people under the bus!
Man I hope he's able to come back. As a chargers fan I absolutely love Ek
You can’t possible be a charger fan that watches the games and thinks Ekeler is a good player
I always said Ekeler benefited heavily from Lombardi
As a fan I want him gone he gave up the second half of this season idc how bad the coaching is when you’re on that field w your team you need to be putting forth the effort
This 🤡 still not giving Herbert credit. Lmao
Cancer to the team. Let him walk tbh
He already referring to the Chargers as “that team”. It’s over with
Bum dude runs 5 miles per hour and wants to throw Herbert under the bus.
this was a great interview. Props to John!
This dude didn’t behave like a captain or team player, and it showed in his horrid play this year. He wanted to send a message and he shot himself in the foot, a la Melvin Gordon.
Ekler on the Broncos and Mike Will on the Raiders Mack gonna sign with Chiefs
What’s your source lol
He’s looking forward to “finding a new home” he’s reminding me of Melvin Gordon wanting more than what is offered and then leaving and making less than what was offered and not ever getting the contract which the Chargers offered.
The Chargers never offered him a new contract. So, unless he is unemployed, he will be making more than the Chargers "offered".
@@DeansGreens they did last year but he didn’t like the numbers so they ended up working out those new numbers with incentives
Nah bro. It was Brandon Staley. Nice try 😅
Mad respect for EK wherever he ends up. #boltup
Let him go
After he didn't get what he wanted he played like he didn't want to be on the Chargers. Action speak louder then words. Always worried about fantasy but not reality.😂
Thank u..ur the man
Always will be the San Diego Chargers… but the city of SD didn’t step up to help build a stadium. So now the chargers are renters in LA. 😂 It will be interesting to see if they are still there in 20 yrs.
Fumbles and dropped passes
Milked an injury to get paid. Then sucked when he came back. Not a single 100 yard game when he came back
See ya 😂 👋👋
DQ... Is he signaling he's been Disqualified from the chargers 🤔
He won't be wearing powder blue this season coming up
Ek thinks he knows it all and I never hear other players talking about him being team guy! I hope he leaves and Chargers get a RB who is team player!!
He disregarded our Salary cap and worked out with Melvin Gordon instead of joining the team in OTA's. He needs to fire his agent. He also said being with the Chargers was a worse case scenario. He never apologized. Bye! See you in Denver were all RB's careers die. Maybe join KC's practice squad in a few years to get that ring like Melvin.
I seriously doubt Ekeler eats at DQ, lol
That team needs
Peace out at Claire you're always sick you always fumble at the wrong time you're gone dude you're not part of the power run this dude has never been the leader of the team
Eckler would be an awesome 3rd down back
That is what he was originally.
He’s literally horrible at that
Nah nah nah nah, he wanted to leave last year he can leave this year fuck ek
Practice your next career bud
I feel like his performance last year was personal. He didn’t give it his all, bet you see him in a raider uniform next year. You can already tell the way he talking ..he’s saying them not us.
Raiders love our leftovers anyway’s
Hey BOLT UP CHARGERS NATION, I love EK, however should he go, we have a EKELAR 2.0 on the current roster, ELIJAH DODSON is no joke..!!!
2024 the wild wild AFC West as planned by the NFL
"that team" cmon now Ek
Wouldn’t ek back. The best #2 rb available
what a liar , the raiders game was an inside job to get rid of staley , thamks by the way
He is reping the right colors, DQ is your next job buddy, good luck !!
He has been talking smack about his team for 2 plus years.
He fumbles too much
Bro said “that team” buh bye buddy
Ekeler’s fall off last year shows he’s old, beat up, and slow. That left sideline “run” where he was caught from behind sticks out as the worst example.
Raiders worst game you been a part of yet celebrating a first down smh
Expect Harbaugh to draft Blake Corum in the 3rd round….Ek is gone
You can tell this dude wants to let some stuff out Lmfaoo
Please stay in LA. Let Harbaugh work with you before you leave!! You are the best Austin, total class act
Wants too much for what he provides. We need a 3 down back that can run down hill
Naw he was all wanting to leave & gave up last season but now that we have harbaugh all of a sudden he wants to stay and be a team player
He’s not a class act in any way. Throws everyone else under the bus and always has subtle digs at Herbert and others.
The voice of John S does not match the face😂
Austin is an NFL player quit crying….Harbaugh doesn’t like wining ✅
#30 is still the Guy!!!!⚡️⚡️⚡️Boltup!!!
Dude spoke out and had the worst season I've seen from him . Don't be salty austin
Bye
Hes gonna go to the fucking cheifs
Adios
Ekeler was cool til he started opening his mouth. Cut him and get Saquan.
He sucks he ain’t worth the money
the charger def was horriable
Chargers Legend
Be gone bruh
Bounce back?😅LOL, dude is washed
This is the most overrated player on our roster, followed by Joey Bosa.
This interviewer is awful
Lol guy has one bad year likely battling injuries all season with crappy coaching and management and he’s treated like public enemy #1. This mentality is why the chiefs have taken over that division and you wasted Herbert’s rookie contract.
Herbert would never be like this clown no matter what the money seems to be. We all know why he "held" back this season. All them drops/fumbles/ weak runnin...he played the team out of money this year...therefore he crossed the line..and sealed his fate! No matter what the coaching was!.
Chargers dont deserve Harbaugh🫣Money was right anf the owners gibing hin full control so its a no brainer. Best of luck