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MINNEAPOLIS — Much of the typical team-switching stress for an NFL player will be irrelevant this week for Cam Akers. The fourth-year running back's arrival with the Minnesota Vikings after being traded by the Los Angeles Rams was about as seamless of a schematic transition as he could find. Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was his offensive coordinator during his first two seasons with the Rams. Akers said he knows about 90% of the playbook. The Vikings are last in the league in rushing. O'Connell said the team remains committed to starter Alexander Mattison.
