Akers signed with the Saints in June, but with two Achilles' tendon tears in his injury history he likely faces an uphill struggle to get playing time. Akers is only 26 and when healthy he still flashes standout athleticism, particularly as a power runner. He got his foot into the door in Minnesota last year -- his second stint with the team, and acquired by trade from Houston -- and as the year went on Akers continued to establish himself as Minnesota's power-rushing specialist behind Aaron Jones. In New Orleans, Alvin Kamara is the three-down back, but after him it gets murky. The oft-injured Kendre Miller, 2025 sixth-round pick Devin Neal and Clyde Edwards-Helaire will compete with Akers in training camp to back up Kamara.

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