How Austin Ekeler Spent His First $1M in the NFL | My First Million | GQ Sports
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- Running back Austin Ekeler's first job was as a raft guide in the Rocky mountains. Now he's in the middle of his fourth season with the Los Angeles Chargers on a 4 year, $24.5M contract extension. From an $85K Corvette Stringray C8 to $800K in real estate, find out everything Austin Ekeler spent the first million dollars in the NFL on.
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This guy is so down to earth.
saw your comment was at 69 likes, i wont like so you can cherish the moment lol
@@nolankloss9092 haha thank you
@@AustenBilal No problem
Fr. What other NFL star using their first check on a used car? Dude is humble af and down to earth
He’s just smart, a lot of these dudes are idiots and end up broke.
most guys: "Here's my $120K chain and $24K 24 Karat Gold Shirt Collar"
Austin: "$10K for League of Legends, $2K for some shirts & pants"
And 30k for a used Chrysler
Don’t need fancy clothes when u in the NFL 😭
@@ayothatsgood7424 u kidding? All the events they do require at least something decent
@@nilechristensen6957 Fancy clothes as in dropping $30k on them...
@@nilechristensen6957 so Austin wearing the same $2K pants and $1 button up for all those events 🤔😭💀
Used Chrysler?
Gaming SetUp?
Man i really like this dude
Fr
You were number 1
He did the exact same thing I did when I started making decent money. I play Dota though 😉
@@hermansule5750 no
This is the smartest spend 1M yet. Congrats to dude and his family he playing his cards splendidly!
him or the griffin twins
@@jos6884 💯💯
You spent Moore than a million
This guy won me my fantasy championship last year so I will always like him lol
LMFOAOAOAOAOAO
Same him and zeke
@@metroboomin3990 Jesus chill it’s not that funny
I won mine with Lamar Jackson
@@AA-vn3ru it is!!!
These guys are way more fun to watch than the dudes who blow all their money on the chains and Gucci belts.
Fax yo
He's actually pretty smart, real estate will give him money for the rest of his life
For real though
Pure fax’s
Facts Chad even if people can have this misconception of saying it's their money they should spend it anyhow. They forget that money needs to be saved
the goat
Now we just need one for baby goat
Ur the goat Kay🐐
Yo
Yoooo
waddup waddup
Real estate investments are a solid move
how tf this get so many likes
@@spencerashby3383 maybe 🤔 it’s the truth?
@@spencerashby3383 you gotta comment early on videos 😂
@@spencerashby3383 cuz it’s nothing but facts.
Unless the housing market crashes then yeah
As a Niners fan, he just became one of my favorite players after watching this. He’s a beast on the field but super humble. He sounds very personable and very intelligent. Doesn’t spend extravagant money on flash, but investing in himself and his future w/ passive income. what a guy
Finally one where the athlete doesn’t blow his money!
Considering ESPN has a whole documentary on how 70% of these athletes go broke within a few years post-retirement, this was refreshing!
Whats it called
@@moneycomesfirst8681 "Broke." It's a 30-for-30
Most have other millions coming in so the bigger the check, the more wildly they spend the first million.
finally someone who appreciates what he earns
This dude seems so intellectual. Good player rooting for him even more now.
He’s really smart. He’s started his own company while still playing in the NFL. By far my favorite player, he’s a great guy and has saved me in fantasy football multiple times
You can’t hate this man 💯
Unless he dominates your team
I'ma a charger fan so how can he dominate me?
@@yourlocalfalcomain5597 he’s in the nfl and your not
That one right there was a violation, personally I wouldn't have it.
Austin needs to do post career financial advising for pro teams.
I have always wondering if there are some kind of agencies, "financial advising for athletes"
@@fefetronwhat do you think financial advisors are?
He has a business degree
@@quarantinevibes9782 you don't need a business degree to know that spending millions on jewelry, clothes and cars isn't a sustainable plan of action.
@@frespects9624 that's not all they do, you need to adopt the art of multiplying your wealth which isn't easy knowledge to attain
I just want to say that Austin is very educated and wise how to spend his money. A lot of athletes are young and might not understand how to spend money. Good to see him doing well.
They understand they just choose not to. Doesn’t have anything to do with the intellect to make that choice it’s more about their will power to do something that isn’t fun like investing as opposed to going watch shopping
Graham needs to react to this guy he would be impressed
I was thinking about that too throughout the video
Facts😂😂
That putz
lol, he would be a man after his own heart.
He’s simple and that’s good. All these players drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on clothes cars and jewelry. This guy is smart with it.
What’s the big deal with players dropping bands on cars jewelry etc...? It’s what someone likes, what makes them happy why there always gotta be one weirdo like you that hates on what other people do with their money smhhh
@@Yngtrey25 cause they are the ones that go broke dumbass 😂
@@richardmcgovern6121 nah majority of the one that go broke are the ones providing for a majority of people. For example friends family and people around them. It’s a proven fact but I can tell you don’t have a iq of that high to tell. Just go around calling people dumb asses on the internet lol
@@Yngtrey25 when did I hate on anyone??? You can’t find it cause I didn’t hate on anyone, I just stated what most players do with their money. I’m not aloud to admire how someone spends their money???
@@zacharytorres7385 you said what they spend most of their money on and then said but this guy is smart about it referring to what the other guys do buy is not smart. Sure you didn’t hate but you meant it lol it’s whatever my guy
"It's all perspective."
This guys seems so chill.
Great guy.
This guys wealth will 100% last past football. Very sharp kid.
Love this, a realistic person spending his money. Hope this guy gets a ring
My favorite guest on the show so far. He spent his money exactly how I would try and spend mine. I hope he gets to play out the remainder of his contract, just because I know he won't blow it on chains and watches.
Man 800k in real estate will help him not go broke after he's done playing
Played against him in highschool, always been a great guy and competitor. Proud to see him doing big things, and staying to his roots! Proud of you bro!
As a Chargers fan, I’m so happy to have him. Great player and such a humble guy. Isn’t that show off type and is smart with his money. Creating a passive income knowing football isn’t forever shows how smart he is with his money
As a charger fan you should also be thankful he signed that 6 million a year contract. He’s worth 12
this dude deserve a respect. 1st million paycheck and he bought used car, thats tell you something about the person
5:36 This is what Juju got hit by yesterday💀
😂😂
LMAO
Too soon bro lol
😂😂😂u funny dab
Didn’t even need the time stamp. CORVETTE CORVETTE
Hands down the smartest athlete/celebrity I've seen with his money on one of these videos. Bravo to you Austin Ekeler!
Seems like a really smart, chill dude
His mom was a teacher at my highschool here in CO, crazy to see how great he’s doing now! Humble man.
I’m sorry Austin Ekeler, but when I showed my mom this great video, my mom saw you and said, “that’s the bald guy!”
My fantasy RB 🐐
Mine too. Hope he carries me to the title this week. Regardless, one of my favorite players ever. Just such a cool dude.
Same, and my favorite player in the league since he saved me last year
Dave Ramsey would love this guy.
Love this series keep it up
Stud. Earned every penny of it
He’s not going broke🤷🏾♂️
As for Tua...
True but the thing that is lame is even know Austin spent his money insanely smart kamara, cook, Zeke, bells contacts are triple his so they could blow a third and still have more money.
@@colbywalker5301 The problem is that at some point they can't play football anymore and unless they get a job with a team or in the football industry, there's way less money coming in but their spending habits probably won't change overnight. I'm not hoping for anyone to got broke but it's an issue that quite a few athletes have
@@nahh1782 wdym? Last I checked it looked like he would do well and wouldn't go broke when I watched the gq thing for him
Humble guy!
Yessir
I love how this guy isn’t blowing racks on chains and other materialistic items, he is actually taking is time and making smart investments
He’s a beast
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Austin ekeler: buys corvette
JuJu: Corvette Corvette.
WHAT A GUY! Definitely one of my favorite players now. A beast on the field and great humble guy off the field!
Austin Ekeler is absolutely legit. Great player and really, really easy to root for. I'm glad he's a Charger!
He’s so humble such a good man
Good for you man. Prolly the most down to earth one of these I've seen.
Let’s go, my favorite player doing my favorite sports interview
I have only watched 10 mins of his highlights and I like this guy on and off field. I see him becoming a top 3 back in the league. The chargers got something nice with him.
Top 3 back in the league? 🤣🤣🤣 the guy has like 400 yards rushing this season. If chargers pick up a rb in the draft he’s getting benched lol
@@Yngtrey25 you know he got hurt and was out for most of the season right? 🤡🤡
@@ivanduran6180 played 9 out of 14 games. 400 yards in 9 games you do the math it’s not a lot of yards per game. He didn’t even have 1 single game over 100 yards so take the clown emoji and turn it on yourself 🤣
@@Yngtrey25 He’s a receiving back idiot
@@Yngtrey25 you really look like a genius now bro, “take the clown emoji and turn it on yourself”🤣🤣
bought his first car in the NFL used. Smart dude. and he helped his mama. I like this guy!
This is the guy who young athletes needs to emulate. Well spoken, nothing flashy about him, BUT has his priorities straight. I love seeing this. 👍
Probably the smartest guy y’all have interviewed
LETS GO EK! ⚡⚡⚡
This is the best one yet, he is so down to earth, human like. I enjoyed this a lot
He is one of the most humble people I have seen in a long time
I’m a Bolts fan and this man is my favorite player 🙌🏻
I like this guy. Good choices and words. And he's a heck of an athlete.
Well brought up. Didn't surprised me at all with his family, friends and community supporting him that he's so well grounded. Kudo's to everyone making him what he is today!
I really respect his humility and smart spending. Props to you Austin!
Interesting people don’t have to buy interesting things to compensate for a lack of personality. This dude seems cool
Can you try to get nick chubb? Love that dude
My favorite rb
Yes pls
Or saqon
Chubb micd up is the best thing dude is silent the whole game
really enjoy these types of videos!!!
Discovered this guy on Instagram not even a Chargers fan-find him down to earth and humble. Every nfl rookie should have to watch this video.
This is one of the dudes that will definitely thrive and improve his net worth once he’s out of the league
First time I’ve heard the words “passive income” in one of these 👀
Love this dude even more now. Keep it up man
Humble guy, great upbringing, smart, and a true inspiration..
You have made me a fan AE!
Dudes being smart with his money but also spoils himself a bit. Good for him. He deserves this and much more!
He seems very level headed I like the way he's thinking. Basically not buying $300,000 cars and gold chains.
Im a ⚡ fan. Ive been watching him rise to make some amazing moments for the organization. I absolutely love you! I wish you nothing but love and success.
Smart and chill great video
Austin is the man, smart moves
Graham Stephan will actually love this one! Used car and 800k in real esate.
Love Ekeler, smart and giving back too
Humble and genuine guy who spends his money wisely. I can always respect that!
He’s a smart fellow, he felt smart
Wish it wasn't cut so heavily. Would really love to hear all of his insights
Mom and a financial planner as guides in his early NFL career were two very wise resources. I've been a Chargers follower for over 40 years and this guy is the real deal. Have a great career, Austin, and never fall by the wayside.
Props on buying the card used! Smart move right there. Cars depreciate so quickly!
Waiting for Jalen Hurts Gang where you at
Right hereeeeee
Here since his days at ‘Bama!
It’s so relieving to see someone on here who didn’t spend 200k on a car or jewelry
He is very very humble his mom really taught him well in real life met him his rookie season deserves every penny he got and more
After watching this video I love this guy. Real humble!
This is what Melvin Gordon wanted, but got selfish and sat out when no-one cared about him. He lost the job to his backup, who is arguably better than him
He’s my favorite player in the NFL bc he’s smart with his money, and invests it properly. Also, he is really humble and chill. And he’s a MONSTER
one of the guys i respect the most, what a hardworking professional who made the most of his physical attributes to be one of the most productive rb
Dude, Austin might be my favorite player after his gaming set up haha. What a cool dude. Well deserved!
Let's go Ekeler
"I'll see you guy's on the field, soon!"
My guy, we don't play in the NFL-_-
one of the chillest most humble dudes in the NFL.
Wow nice surprise Gq keep it coming
When he smiles 😃 😍
This is average(r), no lavish purchases (cars, jewelry) my kind, low-key brotha.
Very humble dude. Respect him a lot
Love his thought process on this. I feel like I would be this way too. He needs to show this video to his teammates 😂
It’s funny how short term all the chains and the clothes are. I’m sure when his teammates and other players see this, they will see what smart spending looks like and may change their mindset on money. Major respect on and off the field.
5k over 3 years for clothes? Bruh that's crazy
i love watching these
I haven’t heard of this gentleman. But he is such a humble, down to earth, and smart guy. Glad he is spending some of that money on him but also his future
Fave rb in the league
I thought he was saying "rap guy" not "raft guide"
Does that mean I'm racist?
no
Austin and the team makes me a proud Chargers fan. Bolt up.
Love this guy. Austin Ekeler is my favorite player in the NFL.