Austin Ekeler, a running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League, was born on May 17, 1995. (NFL). He attended Western Colorado for his college football career before signing a free-agent contract with the Chargers in 2017.
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Austin Ekeler is an American football running back who is currently a member of the National Football League’s Los Angeles Chargers (NFL). Los Angeles signed Ekeler as an undrafted free agent out of Division II Western State University (Colorado) in 2017.
In his NFL debut, Ekeler had two receptions for 18 yards in a 24-21 loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. On his first NFL carry, he scored his first career touchdown, a 35-yard run, against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4. He had 10 carries for 42 yards and five receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 12. Overall, he had 260 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 279 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns in his rookie season.
In the 38-28 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2018 season opener, Ekeler had 39 rushing yards, five receptions for 87 yards, and a receiving touchdown. He scored a receiving touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders in Weeks 4 and 5. He aggravated a neck injury in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals, forcing him to miss two games. He returned for the regular-season finale against the Denver Broncos and scored a touchdown on the ground.