Akers set for Rams return in regular-season finale vs 49ers

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Published January 5, 2022 5:57 PM

By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Running back Cam Akers is expected to make his season debut for the Los Angeles Rams in their regular-season finale against San Francisco. The Rams will need all the help they can get if they hope to win the NFC West by beating a rival that thoroughly has their number. Akers tore his Achilles tendon in private workouts shortly before training camp began, but Akers and the team believe he’s ready to make a remarkably quick comeback from an injury that often requires a year of rehabilitation. Coach Sean McVay said Akers was going at full speed in the Rams’ walkthrough practice.

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