Austin Ekeler

Commanders agreed to terms with RB Austin Ekeler, formerly of the Chargers, on a two-year contract.

The deal is worth “up to” $11.43 million and includes $4.82 million total in 2024. Another $1.5 million is possible incentives for 2024. It’s not the worst contract Ekeler could have signed, but it was probably one of his nightmare scenarios when he fought for a better deal last summer. We suppose 29-year-old Ekeler (in May) is an upgrade on Antonio Gibson in the Commanders’ pass-catching role, but it’s not a given at this stage of his career. He is reuniting with Commanders RBs coach Anthony Lynn, who oversaw some of Ekeler’s pass-happiest campaigns with the Bolts. Kliff Kingsbury, of course, is the actual offensive coordinator. The three-down Ekeler experiment should be over, once again rendering him a receptions-based PPR FLEX.