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Cam Akers won’t be returning to Minnesota after all

Running back Cam Akers will be returning to U.S. Bank Stadium this season, but he will not be doing so in a Minnesota Vikings uniform.

Numerous reports have surfaced that Akers has signed a deal with the Houston Texans. The Vikings will host the Texans in Week 3 this season.

The Vikings traded for Akers during the first month of the 2023 season and he eventually secured a role as the primary backup to Alexander Mattison. That lasted approximately six weeks because Akers suffered an Achilles injury in the team’s victory over the Atlanta Falcons.