For a third straight year, Cam Akers is joining the Minnesota Vikings . The frequent Kevin O’Connell charge is heading back to Minnesota on a practice squad deal, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports .

O’Connell, who coached Akers from 2020-21 as Los Angeles Rams OC, traded for the former second-round pick in 2023 and ’24. After failing to make the New Orleans Saints ’ 53-man roster, Akers is rejoining the Vikings.

The Vikings ended Akers’ strange Rams stay in September 2023 by trading a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick for him . That did not end up conveying due to Akers’ second Achilles tear. Despite that injury’s impact on running backs, Akers again drew Vikings interest in 2024. Months after signing with the Houston Texans , Akers ended up back in Minnesota in a deal involv

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