It’s been quite the offseason for running backs.
Several of the league’s best bell cows, including Saquon Barkley, Jonathan Taylor, and Josh Jacobs all remain without long-term contracts, which has triggered a movement across the league of running backs banding together to get the money they feel they deserve. This included a Zoom call led by Chargers running back Austin Ekeler, who himself is playing on the final year of his rookie deal, and at one point this offseason requested a trade out of Los Angeles.
