One of the main storylines for the L.A. Rams last season was the rift between running back Cam Akers and head coach Sean McVay. During the season, Akers and McVay had a disagreement regarding Akers’ role in the offense, which led to Akers stepping away from the team for a brief period of time.
When Akers returned, he finished the season with some serious momentum, putting up 512 yards on the ground, six touchdowns, 4.9 YPC, with 11 receptions for 99 yards through the teams final six games of the season. It became apparent that Akers still had the tools and traits that made the Rams select him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, showing that true three-down back potential that we saw early on in his career.