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Rams' Cam Akers Traded to Vikings; Teams Will Swap 2026 Draft Picks

Cam Akers' time with the Los Angeles Rams come to an end.

The Rams announced the veteran running back was traded to the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, in return for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Vikings also received a seventh-round conditional pick in the deal.

ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the news.

The Rams shipping Akers away comes as no surprise. After he was a healthy scratch from the team's Week 2 game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Sean McVay said general manager Les Snead had been engaged in trade discussions involving Akers, and "that's the direction that we're headed.