Saints signal RB Cam Akers to 1-year deal after minicamp tryout

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints on Friday signed operating again Cam Akers to a one-year deal following a tryout at minicamp this week.

Akers spent two practices with the staff throughout obligatory minicamp, becoming a member of Alvin Kamara, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kendre Miller and rookie sixth-round decide Devin Neal.

Akers, who turns 26 in June, was a second-round decide by the Los Angeles Rams in 2020. He spent the primary three seasons of his profession in Los Angeles earlier than being traded to the Minnesota Vikings in 2023.

Akers signed with the Houston Texans final season and had a second stint with the Vikings after he was traded to Minnesota midseason final fall.

“Cam is an skilled participant,” Saints coach Kellen Moore mentioned Tuesday. “He is carried out lots all through this league. As you undergo this, you are all the time making an attempt to guage as many gamers as you probably can. So we felt prefer it was an important alternative, and we’re fired up that he was wanting to come back out right here.”

Akers has totaled 502 speeding makes an attempt for two,025 yards and 13 touchdowns in 5 NFL seasons, and he has additionally caught 52 passes for 388 yards and 4 touchdowns.

He rushed for 625 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season, and he had 131 speeding yards and a landing within the Rams’ win towards the Seattle Seahawks within the NFC wild-card spherical that yr.

Akers tore his Achilles previous to the 2021 season and was anticipated to overlook all the marketing campaign however returned in time to take part within the Rams’ 4 playoff victories, together with their 23-20 win towards the Cincinnati Bengals in Tremendous Bowl LVI.