As Austin Ekeler continues to pursue a trade due to unhappiness with his contract, the Los Angeles Chargers approached the star running back last year about reworking his deal.
Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Chargers tried to give Ekeler a deal that would've given him more money during the 2022 season to reward him for his previous performance.
Ian RapoportFrom NFL Now: After several attempts by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chargers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chargers</a> to work out a deal with Austin Ekeler, he now has permission to seek a trade. He discussed, then we discussed. <a href="https://t.co/7xMmIzQKJR">pic.twitter.com/7xMmIzQKJR</a>
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