<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/kirk-cousins">Kirk Cousins</a> arrived in the 2023 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nfl">NFL</a> season with the weight of the world on his shoulders. The veteran quarterback is in the final year of his contract with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>, and this may be his last opportunity to prove he can lead a <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a> contender.



There are reasons why Cousins has been the Vikings’ franchise quarterback for years and made the Pro Bowl on four occasions, but he has yet to make a deep postseason run with his team.



Things aren’t going according to plan this year, with Minnesota losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles in the first two weeks. However, things may change now that they added another offensive weapon.



<h2>Report: Vikings trade for RB Cam Akers</h2>



According to NFL insider of ESPN, Adam Schefter, the Minnesota Vikings are getting running back Cam Akers from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange of multiple 2026 draft picks.



The 24-year-old has been in LA since 2020, when he was drafted out of Florida State with the 52nd overall pick. Though he missed much of the 2021 season due to injury, Akers recovered just in time to help the Rams win the 2022 Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals.


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Akers was inactive in the Rams’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week, and Sean McVay later said he didn’t expect the running back to return to the team. Having started in only 15 out of 30 appearances with the Rams, Akers racked up 1,443 rushing yards in his four-year stint with the franchise, averaging 4 yards per carry with 12 touchdowns scored.

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The 2023 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nfl">NFL</a> season is underway but that doesn’t prevent teams with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a> aspirations to continue looking for ways to improve. The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/cleveland-browns">Cleveland Browns</a> and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/baltimore-ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>, for instance, know they have work to do.



Though these teams have started their respective campaigns differently, both have quickly realized they could use help in offense. While Cleveland <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nick-chubbs-injury-is-very-significant-browns-coach-confirms-20230919-BUS-64968.html">just lost Nick Chubb</a>, Baltimore will miss JK Dobbins for the rest of the season.



Therefore, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports that both teams have already checked in with the Los Angeles Rams about a potential trade for running back Cam Akers, who is no longer in Sean McVay’s consideration.



<h2>How teams can get Cam Akers</h2>



With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Las Vegas Raiders also reportedly interested in Akers, the Rams are believed to be looking to trade the RB instead of letting him go as a free agent.



For salary reasons, it would make sense if they release him. But given how many suitors Akers seems to have, the Rams don’t want to miss out on getting something in return.


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<h2>When did the Rams draft Cam Akers?</h2>



The Los Angeles Rams selected Cam Akers out of Florida State with the 52nd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He was part of the Super Bowl-winning team in the 2021-22 season.

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Cam Akers’ tenure with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/los-angeles-rams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles Rams </a>has been full of mysteries, but one thing’s for sure: The team isn’t happy with him. This might be due to undisclosed disciplinary or work ethic reasons, as he’s pretty much healthy.



Akers was a healthy scratch when the Rams squared off vs. the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/san-francisco-49ers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">San Francisco 49ers</a>, being inactive despite a somewhat decent first game vs. the Seattle Seahawks.



Now, Rams HC Sean McVay has made it loud and clear that he’s not going to be brought back under any circumstances, pretty much putting an end to his time at SoFi Stadium.



<h2>Rams Won’t Activate Cam Akers</h2>



“That [activating him again] won’t be an opportunity,” McVay said, per the team’s official website. “It’ll be an opportunity to make a move. I feel good about the opportunity to move him, but we won’t go back and forth on it.”



The coach also stated that he had already been clear and open to Akers about this decision, and while he didn’t get into any details, it’s clear that there has to be something else going on.





Akers has shown glimpses of great play since he entered the league, but injuries and bizarre situations have kept him off the field more often than not, so it’ll be interesting to see if there are any takers.

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Rams' Sean McVay shuts the door on Cam Akers with blunt statement