Saquon Barkley and Austin Ekeler are progressing toward playing in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season.
The fate of both running backs came into question in different injury situations. Barkley is working back from a torn ACL suffered last season, while Ekeler dealt with a hamstring issue that flared up earlier in the week that caused him to miss some practice time.
The positive injury news regarding Barkley and Ekeler is a major boost to fantasy football players that have one or both of the players on their rosters.
Barkley and Ekeler are expected to be in the upper echelon of running back production all season.