Cam Akers is entering the biggest season of his career. He’s in the final year of his rookie contract, which means he’ll become a free agent in March. Because he’ll only have three accrued seasons after this year, he’ll be a restricted free agent, but he’ll still be in line for a new deal, nonetheless.
Naturally, he’s paid attention to the declining running back market, which has made headlines all offseason amid contract holdouts by Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs after they received the franchise tag. Barkley has since resolved his dispute with the Giants, but Jacobs hasn’t reported to Raiders camp and there’s no real end in sight for his holdout.
