Vikings Get RB Cam Akers in Trade With Rams, After Run-Deficient Start

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers scores past Denver Broncos cornerback Damarri Mathis during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., on Dec. 25, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

EAGAN, Minn.—The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart.

The Vikings sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft pick to the Rams for Akers and a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick in the deal, which was pending Akers passing a physical.