Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Los Angeles Rams are trading veteran running back Cam Akers to the Minnesota Vikings in a swap of 2026 draft picks, according to ESPN.
There's a familiarity for Akers in Minnesota because he worked with Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell during O'Connell's time as Rams' offensive coordinator from 2020-2021.
The Vikings are wasting no time trying to improve their run game this season. They are the worst in the NFL after two games with just 69 total rushing yards. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cam Akers of the Los Angeles Rams leaves the field after minicamp at California Lutheran University June 13, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Alexander Mattison was expected to take a leap in production after the Vikings released Dalvin Cook earlier this year.
But Mattison only has 62 rushing yards on 19 carries over his first two games — 34 yards on 11 carries against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 and 28 on eight carries in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles.