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An MRI confirmed that Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers tore his left Achilles, coach Kevin O'Connell announced Monday.
It marks the second such injury for Akers in his four-year career. He tore his right Achilles tendon in the first week of the 2021 season while playing for the Los Angeles Rams, forcing him to miss the rest of the regular season.
"Cam is pretty bummed out," O'Connell said.
But he became one of the first prominent NFL players to undergo the SpeedBridge surgical procedure, helping him cut his recovery time from the typical nine to 12 months to 5.