The Los Angeles Rams have seemingly seen enough when it comes to veteran tailback Cam Akers. Before L.A’s matchup against the rival San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Fox NFL Sunday’s Jay Glazer reported that the Rams had deactivated Akers outright for the game.
This, of course, is entirely unsurprising to anyone who watched the Rams’ backfield in Week 1. Akers produced a minuscule 29 yards on 22 carries as the L.A. offense won in spite of him. Meanwhile, second-year runner Kyren Williams was a reliable spark plug (52 yards) and did enough of the little things well to justify the Rams rolling with him.
Yet, somehow, Akers appeared to still be caught off guard by the news of his deactivation. He took to Twitter to clarify that the decision also “confused” him:
Player drama behind a benching will always have two sides to the story. Akers might feel he isn’t being utilized as best as possible by the Rams, while L.A. could simply believe it has better options with more juice.
Whatever the case, Sunday was an odd day for Akers and the other Rams’ running backs.