Former Los Angeles Chargers and current Washington Commanders Running Back Austin Ekeler joins Adam Levitan and the ETR Football podcast to answer a lot of the hottest questions around the NFL and Fantasy Football, as well as promote his 2025 Charity Fantasy Football League, where you can enter for the chance to win huge prizes like signed game-worn cleats, a championship ring and much more.

For more information on the Austin Ekeler Charity Fantasy Football League and the Austin Ekeler Foundation, hit this link: https://charitydraft.com/austin-ekeler-fantasy-football-charity-league/⁠

In this episode, we discuss:
- How professional Running Backs respond to "Running Backs don't matter"?

- How do players in the NFL see fantasy football?

- Would Austin let his children play football?

- Should you care about off-season depth charts?

- What does he think of the NFL's swing back to favoring the running game?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:52 - Explaining The Run/Pass Swing

4:32 - How NFL Players See Fantasy Football

7:18 - Austin’s Charity Fantasy Football League

9:40 - Responding to “Running Backs don’t matter”

14:33 - How Injuries Are Shaping Football’s Future

16:26 - Thoughts On The Guardian Cap

17:47 - How Much Off-Season Depth Charts Correlate To Game Time

20:06 - Establishing Guaranteed Contracts in The NFL

21:56 - Listener Questions

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Adam Levitan looks at the most interesting risers & fallers in average draft position from the last seven days. Is he buying or selling these players at their new prices?

Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss:

• Emeka Egbuka

• Last-round WRs

• Jaylin Noel

• Terry McLaurin

• Tons more

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva take a look at their favorite NFL Futures bets on the market right now alongside ESPN's Tyler Fulghum.

In this episode, we discuss:
- Which surprise second-year player does Evan believe can lead the league in passing yards?

- Why the 49ers could lead the NFL in wins in 2025?

- Has the Lions bubble burst already?

- Are we all too low on the Dallas Cowboys?

- How badly will the vibes in Cincinnati impact the team's on-field performance?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:11 - Minnesota Vikings

7:40 - Detroit Lions

9:59 - Dallas Cowboys

15:25 - Carolina Panthers

17:29 - New Orleans Saints

19:03 - San Francisco 49ers

24:51 - Cincinnati Bengals

27:52 - New England Patriots

32:01 - Tennessee Titans

34:12 - Michael Penix

37:26 - Week One Opening Lines

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