He's taking a pragmatic approach to team-building.
The team drafted 2023 Heisman Trophy-winning LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick during April's 2024 NFL Draft.
A 6-foot-4, 210-pound super-athlete, the All-American superstar completed 236 of his 327 pass atttempts last year for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns , notching a 208 passer rating. Ekeler believes that his revamped new team is capable of surprising everybody this fall, as he told "Up & Adams" host Kay Adams."I can't even think about , I gotta think about getting the guys that are in the building ready to go. And what does that mean? That means establishing a standard, because there's a lot of new guys around," Ekeler said. "Then it needs to be established...
"I've been around for a while, I was a captain for the Chargers for the last four years, and so I have put myself in a role where I am vocal," Ekeler continued. "To be a captain is a huge honor, you get voted on by your team. But it's not even about that, it's about making sure that we have put ourselves in a position to be successful because at the end of the day, we're all trying to get paid, we're all trying to win games.
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