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The Minnesota Vikings have bolstered their offense by bringing in a veteran running back and familiar face.
Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Minnesota Vikings have re-acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Houston Texans. Minny also gets a conditional seventh-round pick in 2026, with the Texans receiving a conditional sixth-round pick in 2026.
Minnesota’s top running back, Aaron Jones, is dealing with a hip injury. Their No. 2 running back is Ty Chandler, but Akers provides important insurance for Kevin O’Connell’s group in case Jones can’t play in Week 7 against the Detroit Lions.
Akers played six games for the Minnesota Vikings after coming over in an ealrly-season trade with the Los Angeles Rams. The Super Bowl 56 champion unfortunately suffered a season-ending Achilles tear, finishing his first Vikings tenure with 138 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Trade! The #Texans are sending RB Cam Akers to the #Vikings, sources say.
Houston gets a 2026 conditional sixth-round pick in exchange for Akers and a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick.
It’s a reunion for Akers and Minnesota, which also traded for him last season. pic.twitter.com/PlxXuewR6l
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 15, 2024
The 25-year-old had his best season in 2022, rushing for 786 yards and seven touchdowns. Akers missed most of the Rams’ Super Bowl 2021-winning season but appeared in all four playoff games, rushing for 172 yards.
The Vikings enter Week 7 as one of the last two undefeated teams, along with the fellow 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs. They had a bye in Week 6 after narrowly outlasting old friend Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets in London.
A Smart Pickup By The Minnesota Vikings
You can never have too many running backs in today’s NFL, especially considering how injury-prone they are in this day and age. Akers is a Super Bowl champion with familiarity in Minny’s offense, so bringing him back for a late-round pick was a stroke of genius by the NFC North leaders.
Travis Kelce Used One Word To Describe His Whirlwind Relationship With Taylor Swift
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 11: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift embrace after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Travis Kelce is proud to have girlfriend Taylor Swift by his side, and he doesn’t mind that the whole world is watching.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been dating since at least September 2023 when she shocked everybody by showing up to Arrowhead Stadium. The move came months after Kelce first publicly expressed interest in Swift, after attending one of her concerts and failing to send a friendship bracelet to her with his number on it.
Travis Kelce knows just how obsessed the world is with his relationship.
“I’m very aware,” Kelce said when asked whether he understands the “impact” his romance with Taylor Swift was having on the NFL.
“Obviously, this is mostly because Taylor’s in my life now and we got her [to be] part of Chiefs Kingdom,” he explained in a resurfaced interview with sports reporter Laura Okmin ahead of the Super Bowl.
“And sure enough, that brought an entire entourage of human beings who just love to support her and love to support everything that she’s about.”
He used an incredible word to describe their relationship.
“With that being said, I do, you know, have a guarded approach to it,” he explained before Super Bowl 58. “But at the same time, I know what me and Taylor have is special, so I get [the interest].”
Taylor Swift was spotted at 13 of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs football games this past season, first popping up in a box at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri on Sept. 24, 2023. The team won 10 of the 13 games at which she’s been in attendance.
That also included the team winning playoff games over the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and then the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
Kelce finished the Super Bowl with nine receptions for 93 yards, including a crucial catch in overtime.
The 34-year-old slowed down slightly in 2023, finishing with 93 catches for 984 yards and five touchdowns. It should be noted he did miss two games, Week 1 due to injury and Week 17 as he chose to sit out with the Chiefs not playing for anything.
