Rams BREAKING: Cam Akers Traded to Vikings
The Los Angeles Rams quickly got to the business of deciding they were done with running back Cam Akers. And now, on Wednesday evening, they have quickly gotten to the business of actually doing so, as Akers is being traded to the Minnesota Vikings.
Rams coach Sean McVay on Monday conceded that the club has visited with "a handful of teams" about a trade for Akers.
"That's the direction that we're headed,'' McVay said then.
And now the direction that Akers is headed is north, to Minnesota, where Alexander Mattison is locked in as the No. 1 running back ... and where maybe Akers can solve his issue of being "confused.''
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The Rams were pretty transparent here, as Akers was a healthy scratch going into Sunday's Week 2 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, with McVay having called the deactivation in the "best interest" of the team.
When is benching your starting running back, a 2020 second-round pick who is playing on his rookie contract, "best''? There is the sense that this is more than just about football, more than just about the elevation of Kyren Williams, who replaced Akers as the Rams' No. 1 back and scored twice with 20 touches against the Niners.
That seems to be what Akers is wondering, having posted on social media, "I'm just as confused as everybody else. I'm blessed though."
McVay debunked that, calling Akers' "confused'' position "surprising." Also surprising is that L.A. might get anything for him. And it seems the Rams did not, as this is a reported "pick swap'' that seems to extend out years in the future.
This is not Akers' first go-around with this issue. Last season, Akers was absent for a month while he wished for a trade. It didn't happen. Now it has. It's a "trade dump.'' And the "confusion'' is gone from L.A.
