Helene Elliott: Chargers are on shaky ground game with only Austin Ekeler to count on
LOS ANGELES — The Chargers' first two attempts at drafting a running back to take some of the load off Austin Ekeler's shoulders haven't gone so well. Larry Rountree III, drafted in the sixth round out of Missouri in 2021 with the hope he'd be a forceful short-yardage back, was inactive by mid-October. He had 36 carries for 87 yards, all by Nov. 21, and one reception for minus-one yard. He ...
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Jul 31, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The Chargers' first two attempts at drafting a running back to take some of the load off Austin Ekeler's shoulders haven't gone so well.
Larry Rountree III, drafted in the sixth round out of Missouri in 2021 with the hope he'd be a forceful short-yardage back, was inactive by mid-October. He had 36 carries for 87 yards, all by Nov. 21, and one reception for minus-one yard. He ended the season mostly on special teams duty.
Joshua Kelley, drafted in the fourth round out of UCLA in 2020, did little
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