As the Vikings have prepared to take on the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday — a tall task that starts and stops with trying to contain superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson — they have leaned heavily on a secret weapon in practice.

That would be journeyman running back Cam Akers.

Though most people know him for the position he currently plays, Akers was an incredible quarterback once upon a time at Clinton High School in Mississippi.

His stats will forever be the stuff of legend in his home state. He was the 2016 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after throwing for 3,128 yards and 31 touchdowns, and rushing for 2,105 yards and 34 touchdowns. The numbers were astounding by the time he graduated, as he had passed for 8,140 yards and 78 touchdowns, and rushed for 5,103 yards and

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