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Austin Ekeler concerned about running back contracts, says RBs bring ‘more value’ to teams than backup WRs

Austin Ekeler concerned about running back contracts, says RBs bring ‘more value’ to teams than backup WRs

Los Angeles Chargers star running back Austin Ekeler has expressed his dissatisfaction with his contract with the team. The dispute seemed to peak in March, when the Chargers gave Ekler permission to pursue a trade.However, the two parties reached a temporary resolution earlier this offseason, when the Chargers reportedly added $1.75 million in incentives to his contract for 2023. However, Ekler is apparently not happy with the way his fellow running backs are valued in the NFL. During a recent appearance on the "Rich Eisen Show," Ekeler suggested that the production that some running backs bring to their respective teams…
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California man gets life in prison for death of 3 teens slain after doorbell prank

California man gets life in prison for death of 3 teens slain after doorbell prank

A driver whose chase after a car full of teenage pranksters ended in the deaths of three of them was sentenced Friday to life in prison, California prosecutors said.Anurag Chandra, 45, ran the teens' vehicle off the road after chasing them on Jan. 19, 2020 in the Temescal Valley community, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office said.District Attorney Mike Hestrin said Friday's sentence of life without the possibility of parole was the maximum for the case.Chandra was convicted in April of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder.The deceased were 16 years old: Daniel Hawkins of…
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Under unrelenting heat, this small Arkansas town has had no running water for 3 weeks

Under unrelenting heat, this small Arkansas town has had no running water for 3 weeks

Helena-West Helena, a small town in east central Arkansas, will hit 98 degrees next week after several days of temperatures stretching into the 90s. And that's on top of three weeks without clean water.Seventy miles south of Memphis, the 9,000 residents in a city that Mark Twain once called “one of the prettiest locations on the Mississippi” have been under a boiling water alert since late June.Now, the situation is beyond frustrating, with residents and city officials exasperated that help has not arrived despite the dire circumstances, as they are forced to use bottled water in whatever way they can…
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Cardinals’ Kyler Murray optimistic about team’s chances in 2023: ‘Sky’s the limit’

Cardinals’ Kyler Murray optimistic about team’s chances in 2023: ‘Sky’s the limit’

Arizona Cardinals signal caller Kyler Murray was the first overall pick in the draft in 2019, and has since been named to two Pro Bowls. But, the Cardinals have only had one winning season since Murray took over as starting quarterback.Arizona is coming off a four-win season. Despite drafting standout Paris Johnson from Ohio State in April and signing linebacker Kyzir White and other key players during the early part of free agency, the Cardinals are expected to once again be one of the worst teams in the NFL this coming year. season.But from Murray's point of view, his team…
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