Cam Akers sidelined as Los Angeles Rams search for trade

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said the team has explored the option of finding running back Cam Akers «a fresh new start with another team.»

On Friday, McVay said Akers would not practice for the second day in a row or play in the Rams' Week 6 game because the team was «working through some different things with Cam.» He was listed on the team's injury report as out due to personal reasons.

McVay said if trading Akers «doesn't come to fruition, then we'll figure out a solution, how to best move forward with him here.» McVay also said he wouldn't take the possibility off that table that Akers plays for the team again.

«That's definitely something that I would never say is off the table,» McVay said. «I'd like to think I'm a very open-minded person. But I think when you look at certain situations and scenarios with the way that things have kind of unfolded, as of right now, I think… the best option for all parties… would be to explore if there's a good situation for him with another team.

»If that doesn't come to fruition, I would never say that him coming back and figuring out the best way to be able to utilize him and him be the best player he's capable of is, is off the table. I would never speak in absolutes like that."

Akers has 151 rushing yards and a touchdown on 51 carries this season. After he scored a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3 — his first since the 2020 season — he said he was motivated because «everybody else felt like I lost a step or whatever, but I didn't.»

McVay said he has thought the communication between Akers and his agent about the situation «has been pretty clear and there's been good dialogue.»

«Sometimes good dialogue can lead to clarity on making a