Austin Ekeler is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Colorado and signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
He was born May 17, 1995. Ekeler attended Eaton High School in Eaton, Colorado, where he played high school football for The Fightin’ Reds. Ekeler signed a three-year, $1.66 million contract with a $5,000 signing bonus with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.
In March 2020, Ekeler agreed to a 4-year, $24.5 million deal as a restricted free agent running back. The contract includes $15 million guaranteed. Ekeler can become a free agent after the 2023 season. In 2021, Austin Ekeler started the Austin Ekeler Foundation with the mission “to help create opportunities for people to fulfil their passions and ultimately their lives.”
Austin Ekeler Parents: Meet His Mother Suzanne Ekeler-Adams
His mother, Suzanne, gave birth to Austin in Lincoln, Nebraska. Austin does not remember his biological father, as his parents split shortly after his birth. Besides, he is sentenced to prison for life and does not talk about this subject.
Shortly after their split, Suzanne moved to Colorado Springs and met her future husband, who stayed for eleven years. Growing up, he hated his abusive stepfather. His mother was a math teacher who also had to take other part-time jobs each summer to financially support the family. Besides, she also played basketball during her college days and coached high school sports for years.
Austin and his half-brother Wyett had a very modest and simple childhood. They moved to his stepfather’s ranch and were full-time employees who would take care of their horses, cows, goats, and chickens.
They had to be awake by 6 a.m. for backbreaking chores and were sent to break ice apart in the water tanks during winter. Ekeler recalls that he hated every minute of it and would have to pay the price if anything went wrong.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7u7PRZ6WerF%2Bau3DDyKSgaJmlqMGquoyeop6klad6sa3RnqWtq12isqbAjKGgrGWdpMGpsdFmqq6ykaO7pnnEpJylnaJirqWtzKxm