Chargers RB Austin Ekeler's Long Road to the Top

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler sits down with SI Senior Writer Greg Bishop for an exclusive interview for the Daily Cover.

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler sits down with SI Senior Writer Greg Bishop for an exclusive interview for the Daily Cover. Ekeler signed a $24.5 million contract in March, capping off his long journey from an unheralded recruit, to Western Colorado University, to an NFL special teamer, now to a starter with a major role. "In the grand scheme of things, our health and our longevity as the human race is much more important," Ekeler said in an exclusive interview.