A Young Viking May Have Gotten Demoted this Week

In a lot of ways, football is a zero sum game.

Welcoming Cam Akers to the roster means the Vikings must subtract someone from the roster. In a technical sense, that has already happened since Jalen Nailor has been kicked over to the IR so he can recover. When it comes to a player’s actual role, though, the most notable impact may be for a young Viking: running back Ty Chandler.

Kevin O’Connell has noted that Akers isn’t going to be able to go in Week 3 since he’s just getting to town (shout out to Ben Goessling), but the new RB was brought in for a reason. It’s not as if he’s here to replace an injured RB. Instead, he’s here to contribute on offense while functioning as direct competition for…