NFL Star Running Back is not Satisfy with Salary Discrepancy

By | Bullscore 15 Jul, 2023

NFL 2023-24 is just around the corner and NFL 2023 was great. But you can’t say the same for NFL 2023 offseason. For example, It hasn’t been a banner year for running backs.

Many players like Miles Sanders and David Montgomery were able to get themselves a job and the team to play with but some of the other famous players like Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook are still without a team and the chances for them to be selected before the new season starts are getting slim by the day.

And now there is another issue among the players. Some players like Saquon Barkley are dissatisfied with the Salary Discrepancy.

Many peoples believe that the 26-years old player is in the best position according to his potential with the New York Giants. But he’s not satisfied.

One other payer said to be tired of the disrespect.

“If I’m looking at some of the backup receivers out here that are still making more than me, that’s going to piss me off, right?,” said Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler in an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show.

“I’m a little bit like, OK, wait a minute, so you’re telling me these people are the No. 3 receivers and they’re going to make more than me? And I’m the starter? I get more carries, I touch the ball more, I have more of an impact.”

Ekeler is noticing how some of the other top backs in the league are being treated when it comes to a long-term deal by the franchise and had it enough. In the end, he was so fed up that he even wanted to tread and finally got permission from the Chargers.

“It’s going to take something — whether some guy stands out again, whether it’s this year, one of these guys holds out and gets a big contract,” Ekeler said.

“But we need that needle to move to push us over the edge, because here’s the deal: salary cap goes up every single year. So you see new highs in every single position.”