Quarterback Sam Darnold’s return to Minnesota already felt like a referendum on the Vikings’ quarterback choices, and now the Seattle Seahawks are doubling down on giving him help.

As Darnold prepares to face the team that let him walk after a 14-win 2024 season, Minnesota is stumbling through life with an injured, turnover-prone J.J. McCarthy and a 4-7 record. What was once framed as a bold transition to the future now looks like a painful reminder of what they gave up, just as Darnold leads an 8-3 Seattle team into their building.

Into that backdrop comes another familiar NFC name. As first reported by Jordan Schultz, the Seahawks are signing veteran running back Cam Akers to their active roster after a short stint with the Vikings earlier this season.

Still only 26, Akers reu

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