Cam Akers finished the 2020 season looking like he’d be one of the NFL’s best running backs in 2021. He racked up 520 yards from scrimmage in his final five games of the regular season, then continued his hot streak with 272 yards from scrimmage in two postseason games against the Seahawks and Packers.
There was no doubt about him being the Rams’ starting running back in 2021, but disaster struck in July when he tore his Achilles while working out before training camp. Given the severity of the injury, it was expected that he would miss the entire season, a major setback for the second-year running back.
But miraculously, he returned for Week 18 against the 49ers – less than six months after rupturing his Achilles. His role was limited in his first game back, playing just 13 snaps and touching the ball only eight times, but the Rams put more faith in him on Monday night against the Cardinals.
