IRVINE, Calif. -- Cam Akers looked out at the practice field and smiled.
The Los Angeles Rams running back missed all of training camp a year ago after tearing his Achilles in mid-July, requiring surgery and rehab before his teammates reported to the team's training facility at UC Irvine.
And although Akers recovered very quickly from the Achilles injury, coming back in less than six months in time to play in the regular season finale and during the Rams' Super Bowl-winning playoff run, he said in a news conference he doesn't take "the dog days" of training camp for granted.