Cam Akers Ahead of NFL Trade Deadline: ‘I Miss Football’

The Rams running back has been adamant about wanting to be traded before Tuesday’s deadline.

Rams running back Cam Akers has been open about his desire to be traded ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

Los Angeles coach Sean McVay previously noted that the team was looking to trade their running back.

The third-year player has missed the last two Rams’ contests as McVay noted that Akers was “working through some things.” Akers had reportedly been butting heads with McVay and the Rams over “philosophical and football-related differences,” as well.

Akers once again made his intentions clear by tweeting a simple message on Tuesday, just hours before the trade deadline.

“I miss football,” Akers said with an indifferent expression emoji.

Akers is referencing the minimal action he’s seen so far this season. Through five games, the running back has had 51 carry attempts for a total of 151 yards and one touchdown. He’s also had two receptions for 18 yards.

McVay didn’t shut down the possibility of Akers returning to the Rams, so only time will tell what Akers’s future holds.

The 23-year-old missed the entire 2021 NFL season due to a torn Achilles, but was able to return during the team’s last regular season game all the way up to the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI championship game.

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Twitch partners with Xbox for free PC Game Pass subscriptions when you buy subs

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Twitch is partnering with Xbox this week to give away three months of PC Game Pass subscriptions when you purchase or gift two new Twitch subs. The free PC Game Pass offer will give new subscribers access to the service, which includes titles like A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 5, and Microsoft’s first-party games like Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Sea of Thieves.

The promotion will start at 1PM ET on November 3rd and run until 6PM ET on November 11th, and you’ll need to be a new PC Game Pass subscriber to be able to redeem the deal. Once two subs are gifted or purchased, a code will appear in your Twitch notifications inbox that can be redeemed on the Xbox site.

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Sources: Panthers Turned Down Rams First-Rounders for Burns

Los Angeles reportedly tried to upgrade their defense ahead of the trade deadline.

The Rams have had a disappointing season thus far, with a 3–4 record through eight weeks, but that hasn’t stopped the team from being aggressive on the trade market ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

SI’s Albert Breer reports that Los Angeles offered the Panthers two first-round picks for Brian Burns in an attempt to upgrade their defense.

“The Rams made a massive offer, I’m talking about more than two first-round picks for Burns,” Breer said on the Kap and J. Hood show on ESPN Chicago radio. “So the Rams are in that [pass rusher] market.”

The Rams don’t have a first-round pick in 2023 due to the Matthew Stafford trade, so the earliest those two picks could be are for the 2024 and ’25 drafts. It also confirms that, despite the lackluster season, Los Angeles is still not afraid to trade picks, as they haven’t made a pick in the first round since taking Jared Goff in 2016.

Unless Carolina is set on getting a first-round pick in the 2023 draft, it is unlikely that they can get a better offer for Burns than the Rams’.

Besides Burns, Breer mentioned the Broncos’ Bradley Chubb and the Jaguars’ Josh Allen as two other pass rushers who will get interest along with Burns. The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday 4 p.m. ET. 

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Herm Edwards to Return to ESPN As Analyst

The former Arizona State coach is returning to the network where he worked for eight years.

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On Tuesday, ESPN announced that Herm Edwards is returning to the network as both an NFL and college football analyst. The former coach was fired from Arizona State in September

“When Herm left for Arizona State, we said we’d keep a seat open for him. After all he did for us on the air and behind the scenes, he deserved that. We are thrilled to welcome him back,” Seth Markman, ESPN vice president of production, said in the release. “There is no better teammate, and we can’t wait for him to bring his unique coaching perspective and passion for the game back for our viewers.”

Edwards worked for ESPN as an analyst from 2009 to 2017 before taking the Sun Devils job. Before his first stint at ESPN, he coached the Chiefs and Jets after working several NFL assistant roles. 

“I’m excited to work at a place that, in my opinion, is the greatest information provider in sports, and to have a role that allows me to give back to fans,” Edwards said. “I look forward to returning to ESPN where I spent so many wonderful years and established so many incredible friendships.”

Edwards had a 26–20 record at Arizona State. 

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Steve Nash, Nets Agree to Part Ways

After just the first seven games of his third season with the team, Nash’s tenure in Brooklyn is over.

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The Nets announced Tuesday that they have agreed to part ways with coach Steve Nash. Jacque T. Vaughn will serve as interim coach.

Brooklyn is 2–5 to start the season. 

This is a developing story. Come back for more updates. 

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