Chargers’ Austin Ekeler sets up Zoom with fellow running backs in effort to combat depleting market: report

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Several veteran NFL running backs reportedly started a group chat to discuss why their market is disappearing and how they can improve the situation.

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has reportedly set up a Zoom call with other backs to discuss their declining salaries and demand.

Pro Football Talk reports the NFL players union will be involved "in some capacity" with Saturday's call.

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Austin Ekeler of the Los Angeles Chargers runs after a catch during a 23-17 win over the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium Dec. 11, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Monday's lack of contract extensions for three key running backs drew the attention of backs across the league.

Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard all were unable to come to long-term agreements with their respective teams before Monday's deadline, leaving them with the decision to either hold out or play under a franchise tag.

Ekeler and other running backs were vocal about it this week.

"This is the kind of trash that has artificially devalued one of the most important positions in the game," Ekeler, who dealt with his own contract drama this offseason, tweeted. "Everyone knows it's tough to win without a top RB and yet they act like we are discardable widgets. I support any RB doing whatever it takes to get his bag."

"At this point, just take the RB position out of the game then," added Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans, who is entering the final year of his four-year, $50 million deal. "The ones that want to be great & work as hard as they can to give their all to an organization, just