LA Chargers RB Austin Ekeler has been a vocal advocate for the fair payment of NFL running backs, especially over the last season. Saturday night, he’s taking it a step further, having organized a Zoom meeting for the league’s top RBs to discuss the suppressed market, ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio reports.
The topic has been at the forefront of discussion since the deadline for franchise-tagged players to reach a long-term deal with their respective franchises came and went without yielding any contracts. This means that each of the three running backs to receive the franchise tag this year, including Saquon Barkley (Giants), Josh Jacobs (Raiders), and Tony Pollard (Cowboys), will need to play on the one-year deal, worth just over $10 million.