The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings were reportedly close on a trade recently, but Chicago opted against the deal.

For the second year in a row, the Vikings traded for running back Cam Akers. The former Texan running back had 40 carries for ...

The former second-round pick is back in Minnesota after tearing his Achilles for the second time in three years.

Running back Aaron Jones reported to Vikings headquarters every day throughout last week’s bye, putting his injured right ...

Meanwhile, Myles Gaskin is a healthy inactive for Sunday's game. Akers will work as the No. 3 running back, but he may not see much playing time with lead back Aaron Jones (hamstring) set to play. Ty ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers was traded from the Houston Texans last week. He was active for last week's game ...

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.

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

Vikings running back Aaron Jones is rehabilitating his injured right hamstring, and it's uncertain he'll play Sunday against the Lions. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The Vikings made a trade for Texans’ running back — and former Viking — Cam Akers on Tuesday night. But the trade didn’t ...

So, prior to the trade for Cam Akers, I’m lead to believe the Vikings preferred Khalil Herbert, of the Chicago Bears. Now maybe that’s diving into the speculative weeds, a little bit.