His status was up in the air heading into the pivotal matchup with the Detroit Lions. He suffered a hamstring injury on Oct.

Jake Bates gives the Lions a 31-29 victory with a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left, helping Detroit take the lead in ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) runs for a gain against the Green Bay Packers during their football game ...

Akers is active for Sunday's game against the Lions after being acquired from the Texans on Tuesday, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Meanwhile, Myles Gaskin is a healthy ...

Akers will work as the No. 3 running back, but may not get on the field with Aaron Jones (hamstring) set to play. Ty Chandler will work as Jones' backup.

Only 42% of those who filled out our survey this week think the Vikings are going to make more trades ahead of the deadline.

Jones hurt his leg two weeks ago. With an NP early and no FP’s, he’s likely out vs the Lions. The Vikings just traded for Cam ...

With the NFL Trade Deadline approaching, it is an opportunity to see how to improve a roster's depth. It could also be an ...

The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a trade for Cam Akers but the Texans running back wasn't their first choice when looking to ...

The Minnesota Vikings had discussions with the Chicago Bears about trading for running back Khalil Herbert before landing Cam Akers from the Houston ...

Before trading for Texans running back Cam Akers this week, the Vikings inquired about a potential deal for Bears RB Khalil Herbert, according to KSTP's Darren Wolfson.

A week ago, a trade of WR22 on the season, Rashid Shaheed, for third string and never used running back Sean Tucker would ...