![]() ![]() Self-effacing) - has been, at a minimum, interesting and well made. Morning Ever Comes,'' and there are piquant links between it and her latest book) everything I've read of hers since then - stories, novels and criticism ( Anne Tyler is a first-rate critic, shrewd and ''Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant'' is Anne Tyler's ninth novel her career began in 1964 with a fully realized first novel (the title was ''If Repeatedly they've been brilliant - ''wickedly good,'' as John Anne Tyler's books have been having this effect on me for nearly a decade. You finish the book and immediately begin speculating about works to come - achievements down the road that will cross the bordersĭefined by the work at hand. New work by a young writer who's both greatly gifted and prolific often points readers' minds toward the future. Lead: DINNER AT THE HOMESICK RESTAURANT By Anne Tyler. Section 7, Column 1 Book Review Deskīy BENJAMIN DE MOTT Benjamin De Mott is Mellon Professor of Humanities at Amherst. That’s what the next step is.March 14, 1982, Sunday, Late City Final Edition “For us, it’s continue to come together and continue to find situations where we can put ourselves in a place to do better for all. We have the guys that make an influence, have been making an influence and have actual say in the locker room, in the media and in the fanbase,” Ekeler said. Other than the quarterback and maybe your star receiver and your star running back. “You’re starting to piss people off and these guys are the superstars of the league. ![]() Although, he hopes that players, regardless of position, can unify together in efforts to implement substantial changes. “It’s very one-sided.”īut Ekeler understands there’s a long road ahead before any tangible change is made for running backs. If you are fortunate enough to be in a position to have success, and now you’re able to be locked in for more on one year, one year, one year and not have to share any of that risk with the organization than it’s just not a great situation,” Ekeler said. I think it’s detrimental to us as players. They were the only three players who did not agree to long-term deals before the July 17 deadline for franchise-tagged players to do so.Įkeler hopes the franchise tag is abolished one day. Six players were hit with the tag this year, including Barkley, Jacobs and Pollard. The NFL introduced the franchise tag in 1993. You’re gonna come out and franchise tag us.” 'I want to attack' the franchise tag You want us to be this pivotal point in your organization however you’re not gonna compensate us for that. The impact that those guys have on their team is immense,” Ekeler said. I’m not saying that every running back is a top-value guy that should be getting paid, but especially the guys who just got franchise tagged - Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard. Just because we know the value that we bring to the team. “It’s frustrating for us as running backs. However, Ekeler remains disgruntled with what he and his running back peers have endured in addition to the lower average salary compared to other NFL position groups, running backs seem to be one of the top recipients of the franchise tag. He later rescinded his trade ask when the Chargers added incentives to his contract. ![]() The current CBA doesn’t expire until 2030, which restricts players from revising financial matters, such as rookie contracts and franchise tag tenders.Įkeler went through his own contract struggles this offseason, which led to a trade request. The NFL and NFLPA agreed on a collective bargaining agreement in 2020. There’s no simple answer for NFL running backs. There are gonna be more calls and more education on what’s going on, and how we can combat it and decide if it’s worth combatting in the future. We just had that to kind of break the ice and bring awareness. We are gonna have more of those and continue to get more people on. “We wanted to get on that call because we wanted to hear everyone’s story,” Ekeler told USA TODAY Sports in an exclusive interview. The Los Angeles Chargers running back recently organized a Zoom call with several of the league’s top running backs to discuss the economic state of the position, and he plans to have more. According to Spotrac, running backs across the NFL average $1,794,500 per year in salary, which is even less than kickers, who have an average salary of $2,166,357. Running backs are one of the least compensated NFL position groups in terms of average salary. Austin Ekeler has been an outspoken advocate for NFL running backs amid the position’s current financial market. ![]()
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