“I signed a four-year deal, so I’m locked in,” he said. “I love being here. I want to be here longer, but my time for that free agency hasn’t come yet.”
in his deal in order to solve a sticky situation. Ekeler can become a free agent at season’s end, and the Chargers could re-sign him to a new contract and retain his services.“I really wanted to get our top guys together to discuss the situations,” Ekeler said of his Zoom meeting, which also included union executives. “I thought it was important, and it’s going to be more important going forward, just to continue to come together and talk about these issues.
“When it comes time to football, we’ve got to focus on football,” Ekeler said on the second day of the Chargers’ training camp at Jack Hammett Sports Complex. “There’s a time and a place for all of that. It’s situational. You have some guys that might try to combat it in a different way. “They didn’t have to do that, so I’m very appreciative of this organization for saying, ‘Look, we’re not going to do what you want to do, but here’s something.’ So, it’s a start. For me, that’s what I’m appreciative of and I’m out here now and it’s time for football and it’s time to focus on the bigger picture, which is a contract.
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