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The Washington Commanders are commonly anticipated to draft a quarterback with the No. 2 general choice, and they’ve started the procedure of surrounding him with weapons.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the group is finalizing veteran running back Austin Ekeler to a two-year agreement worth up to $11.4 million.
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Austin Ekeler gets a $3 million finalizing benefit and $4.82M overall in Year 1, with a opportunity to make another $1.5M in rewards this season. A huge addition for the brand-new routine in Washington. https://t.co/qv7basPY0m
The 29-year-old Ekeler must be the ideal enhance for Brian Robinson, a bruising, between-the-tackles runner who has tallied 1,550 lawns and 7 goals in 27 profession videogames.
While the second-year running back likewise revealed some chops in the passing videogame last season (36 captures for 368 lawns and 4 ratings), Ekeler will be a substantial upgrade in that regard over both Robinson and Antonio Gibbs (who supposedly signed a three-year offer with the New England Patriots on Monday).
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Austin Ekeler is headed to the Commanders!
“He’s gonna have a lot of enjoyable there in Washington.” – @MJD pic.twitter.com/7bq1m91c2t
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Austin Ekeler, as most of you understand, smells the end zone. The Commanders, as most of you understand, haveactually been horrendous in the red zone because the days of Riggins, Byner and Gerald Riggs. Good, affordable pickup to set at RB with Brian Robinson.
Ekeler had something of a down year in 2023, hurrying for 628 lawns and 5 ratings while including 51 captures for 436 lawns and another goal in 14 videogames. He stoppedworking to reach 1,500 lawns from skirmish for the veryfirst time giventhat 2020 and for simply the 2nd time in the past 5 seasons, triggering some issue that his prime years might be behind him.
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.@AustinEkeler headed to the DMV 😤 @Commanders