RaidersAreOne Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Edited March 6, 2020 by RaidersAreOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannon12 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Wooooo that’s a lot of cheddar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, Gannon12 said: Wooooo that’s a lot of cheddar That's a good deal. $6M for a good young, pass catching runnningback? They probably can get out of the deal after 3 years no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Smart move by the Chargers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomont Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Looks like the Chargers finally realized Gordon isn't all that. Way to hold yourself out of job dude lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nex_Gen Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, bomont said: Looks like the Chargers finally realized Gordon isn't all that. Way to hold yourself out of job dude lol Gordon holding out came back to bite him last season, but let's not pretend like he won't be one of the most coveted FAs this offseason.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 46 minutes ago, Nex_Gen said: Gordon holding out came back to bite him last season, but let's not pretend like he won't be one of the most coveted FAs this offseason.. He won’t be lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoric Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Nex_Gen said: Gordon holding out came back to bite him last season, but let's not pretend like he won't be one of the most coveted FAs this offseason.. I’m sure the 3 fumbles in one game won’t help him bust the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) Ekeler got fleeced! That's one heck of an extension from the Chargers' perspective, getting an amazing weapon on the cheap! Edited March 7, 2020 by kramxel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugboat Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Good on Ekeler getting himself from undrafted at the bottom of a depth chart, to a pretty healthy payday. Good on the Chargers too though, for realizing this is the guy to put their money in...over the shiny "big name" with "draft pedigree" guy in Gordon. Some teams seem to struggle with making those sort of calls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Well deserved. A good deal for the Chargers too. Great to see someone go undrafted and eventually get the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyRam Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Ekeler's agent should NEVER work again. Absolute joke of a contract from his point of view. Chargers can be very pleased with the deal they've got, because I imagine if he went to open market then he would've had 50% on top of that and the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog44 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I thought Ekeler could have done better. Just to compare, 3 years ago Chris Thompson got in the neighborhood of 5/25. Maybe after seeing the Gordon situation up close he just took the first thing that came along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 23 hours ago, bigdog44 said: I thought Ekeler could have done better. Just to compare, 3 years ago Chris Thompson got in the neighborhood of 5/25. Maybe after seeing the Gordon situation up close he just took the first thing that came along Where are you getting those numbers? https://247sports.com/nfl/washington-redskins/Article/Chris-Thompson-contract-numbers-revealed--107071042/ Quote Per Tesfatsion, Thompson's deal is now technically a three-year total after he re-worked the tender his signed this offseason. Over the life of the contract, Thompson is set to make $9,752,800 in total salary, with $6.466 million guaranteed. A $3 million signing bonus was included in to the contract. Outside the very top guys, the RB market has been tough. Mark Ingram only got $15M/3 years last offseason. Ekeler is younger, granted, but the team also has some leverage in the way of him still being tendered (rather than a UFA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehops Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 yeah he must have really wanted the security of a long-term deal because his play and production would put his market well above $6 mil AAV. ekeler has made peanuts so far in his career and given the lack of longevity for RBs and i can see why he would be uber motivated to secure some actual money instead. honestly good for him though. the odds were stacked against him, signed as a UDFA running back behind a productive, workhorse RB that had draft pedigree. he played well in his limited touches and then last year showed he can handle a full workload and still be effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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