"I'm still hungry and I'm young," Akers said at Saints mandatory minicamp. "I've got a lot of tread on my tires, and I want to rewrite my story personally."

Veteran running back Cam Akers has signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints following a minicamp tryout this week, the team announced on Friday.

Cam Akers stood out from the rest of the New Orleans Saints running backs at Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp. Unlike everybody else, Akers’ name wasn’t on the back of his jersey. All his jersey had on the back was the No. 38.