Why Playing Time Matters

Around this time each year, my wife and I watch HBO’s Hard Knocks. It’s a reality sports series that follows an NFL team through training camp as they prepare for the upcoming season. One of the reoccurring storylines of the show and my wife’s favorite part are the handful of players who are longshots to make the team. Had the LA Chargers been profiled in 2017, Austin Ekeler would have been one of the longshots. Earlier this year, Ekeler is the starting running back for the LA Chargers and just inked a 4-year $24.5 million deal.  None of us will be the starting running back for any NFL team. Still, we can have an Ekeler-like opportunity with enough playing time.  Read the Blog - https://deepinthetrenches.com/why-playing-time-matters/ (Why Playing Time Matters) Reading Time - 2 Minutes