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LA Rams RB Cam Akers must claim his place among NFL great RBs

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The list of qualities needed to be an elite NFL running back is extensive. And if any team knows what it takes to be an elite NFL running back, I’d say that the LA Rams track record at the position is stellar. The Rams have unleashed some of the fiercest and most productive rushers onto professional football.

To succeed in the NFL, a running back needs speed. He must be elusive. Of course, he must run with power, continuing to churn his legs at the moment a defender wraps him up, and even afterward.