AFC West

Ekeler on Potential Move From Chargers: ‘I’m So Underpaid’

By Madison Williams The running back posted various career highs last season. Chargers star running back Austin Ekeler is opening up about why he requested permission to seek a trade from the team after six seasons there. One of the main factors is his paycheck, Ekeler admitted. “I feel like there’s no timeline on [being traded],” Ekeler said on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast. “I’m so underpaid right now as far as my contract and what I contribute to the team, it’s like, I am relentlessly pursuing this. I want to get something long-term done. I want a team that wants me long term. I’m…