Two days after signing offensive lineman Dalton Risner, the Vikings made another move for a familiar veteran to help their running game.
They acquired running back Cam Akers from the Rams in exchange for a swap of 2026 draft picks, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Akers had carried 22 times for just 29 yards in the Rams' first two games but led the team with a career-high 786 yards in 2022 after returning from a torn Achilles that kept him out for most of the 2021 season.
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell and offensive coordinator Wes Phillips worked with Akers in Los Angeles, and his move to Minnesota provides another ballcarrier for a backfield that had struggled through the first two games of the season.