The Facts: A year ago, Akers was poised to take the next step in Sean McVay's offense after rushing for 625 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie in 2020 only to suffer a torn Achilles tendon last summer. Now, the former second-round pick said he's "100 percent" ready to make up for lost time. "Whether it's runs, passes, screens, whatever I need to do," Akers said. "Whenever my number's called, whether it's from the slot, the outside receiver to the backfield, I'll be ready, whatever it is."

Diehards Line:As Akers goes through training camp, McVay said he sees Akers "getting more and more comfortable," and he's seen "some positive steps with him." Akers said he's "caught up to speed" on the playbook and conditioning. During the first week of training camp practices, the Rams have been rotating in Akers and fourth-year back Darrell Henderson Jr., who ran for 688 yards and five touchdowns last season while splitting time with Sony Michel, who is now with the Miami Dolphins. McVay said Saturday that he thinks the Akers-Henderson combination has worked well. "I look at it as we've got two starting backs," McVay said. "Those guys are great complements of one another, but I see them as both starting-caliber players. We need to get them involved. They need to be on the field. I think it's healthy for them to be able to supplement one another." Offensive coordinator Liam Coen said the coaching staff is still trying to figure out how to best use both Akers and Henderson and that rotating them during training camp was "part of our plan this whole time" because it gives the coaching staff a "a great opportunity to see what those guys do well" in both the run and pass game. How they divide that workload will be something to watch this month.