Bogus reporting. A source of a source... and the article goes on to state that a pick two years ago is in the third year of his contract.
Were it not a fluffball article built around an obvious assumption, I'd find it difficult to believe.
Hey! I just got an idea: Why don't one of you with season tickets tell me something, and I'll freelance an article on it, and if it sells we'll split the payment. The story goes, "An insider close to the Rams reveals... "
At this point there's very little doubt that nobody wants Akers. Attitude and Achilles comeback red flags, and as fans we don't know: Maybe we've offered him in trade with two future draft picks as our initial offer, and when refused, offer to keep him as our counter.