Los Angeles Rams RB Cam Akers off non-football injury list; team won’t rush return

What a resilient, tough-minded guy,” Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday about Akers’ rehabilitation effort.

A second-round pick from Florida State, Akers finished his rookie season as the Rams’ leading rusher with 625 yards, which included a 171-rushing yard performance in a Week 14 rout of the New England Patriots.

As a second-year pro, Akers was expected to start with Henderson playing a complementary role.

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