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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Jeff Miller

How a need to succeed fueled Austin Ekeler's Rocky Mountain climb to the NFL

He arrived as the underdog — undrafted but hardly unloved by the Chargers — facing odds nearly as tall as he was, well, not so tall.

Back then, approaching six years ago now, Austin Ekeler was 5 foot 8 5/8.

Today, the Chargers list him at 5-10.

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