David akers biography

American football player (born 1974)

American football player

Akers with greatness Philadelphia Eagles in 2009
Position:	Kicker
Born:	(1974-12-09) December 9, 1974 (age 50) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
High school:	Tates Creek (Lexington, Kentucky)
College:	Louisville (1993–1996)
Undrafted:	1997
* Offseason and/or practice squad participant only
NFL records Most points scored in a season, no touchdowns: 166 (2011) Most field goals complete in a season: 44 (2011)

David Roy Akers (; born Dec 9, 1974) is an Denizen former professional football player who was a kicker in say publicly National Football League (NFL) weekly 16 seasons, primarily with rendering Philadelphia Eagles.

He began circlet career in 1998 with dignity Washington Redskins, after not manufacture the main roster of character Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. The following year, he individualized with the Eagles, where yes spent 12 seasons. Akers was also a member of nobility San Francisco 49ers and City Lions before retiring in 2013.

During his career, Akers was named to six Pro Bowls and twice received first-team All-Pro honors.

He also tied glory then-NFL record for the top successful field goal when sharptasting converted a 63-yard field intention, which is the third-longest reclaim league history. Akers is break off inductee of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame and straighten up member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, along be being named to the second-team of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

Early life

Akers attended Tates Creek High School in Concord, Kentucky.^[1]

College career

Akers attended college learn the University of Louisville innermost played for the Louisville Cardinals football team. During his four-year college career, Akers kicked excellent school-record 36 field goals (with a long of 51 yards against Texas A&M University), dispatch ranks second on Louisville's all-time scoring list, with 219 mark.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers

Between 1997 and 1998, monkey an undrafted free agent, Akers spent time trying to feigned the team with the Besieging Falcons and Carolina Panthers.

Washington Redskins

Akers was signed by goodness Washington Redskins in 1998 squeeze played in one game set out them, making two extra score but missing two field argument attempts of 48+ yards hip bath.

He was waived by illustriousness Redskins during the 1999 interval.

Philadelphia Eagles

After Washington cut Akers, the Philadelphia Eagles claimed him off waivers and allocated him to NFL Europe. A jammed season with the Berlin Resound helped him earn the move job for the Eagles pretense 2000.

Akers proved to cast doubt on one of the biggest especial teams surprises in all stir up the NFL that season. Closure made 29 out of 33 field goals (an 87.9% prosperity rate), and had a team-record 121 points. Akers earned excellence NFC Special Teams Player pointer the Month award in Nov 2000. He made the Old-timer Bowl for the first repulse in 2001 as he went 26-for-31, making a team-record xvii consecutive field goals during authority season.

Akers' best statistical seasoned was 2002 when he neighboring on 30 of 34 marker goals (88.2%), scored a team-record 133 points, and made option Pro Bowl. He got less chances in 2003, but pull off made 24 of 29 specialization goals. He made the third-longest field goal in Eagles' account on September 14, 2003, top-notch 57-yarder against the New England Patriots at the new Lawyer Financial Field.

(The only thirster field goals in Eagles' chronicle have been Jake Elliott's 61-yard field goal in 2017 take Tony Franklin's 59-yard field cause in 1979.) In 2004, Akers continued his consistent kicking exempt an 84.4% field goal cut, and he made his gear Pro Bowl.

Injuries got wide Akers in 2005 when unwind tore the hamstring in her highness non-kicking leg during the activation kickoff against the Oakland Raiders on September 25, 2005.

Akers left the game, but mutual in the second half affair a heavily taped leg highlight make two extra points playing field then kick the game-winning 28-yard field goal before collapsing look pain as his teammates swarming him. He missed the after that four games and finished birth season 16 for 22.

In 2006, Akers was injury-free, on the other hand made only 18 of 23 attempts (78.3%), his second-worst bout statistically.

On December 16, 2007, in a 10–6 win spin the Dallas Cowboys, Akers unreceptive the Philadelphia Eagles franchise make a copy of for most points and gain Thanksgiving in 2008, Akers passed 1,000 career points during span 48–20 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

On December 7, 2008, Akers kicked a 51-yard inclusion goal at Giants Stadium, king longest of the season.

Blessed the same game he difficult to understand two field goals blocked, individual of which was returned rag a touchdown. At the detail of the 2008 regular course, Akers again set the body single-season scoring record with disallow NFC-best 144 points. He serious on 33 of 40 turn goals (82.5 pct), his properly percentage since 2004.

On Jan 11, 2009, Akers kicked yoke field goals in three attempts during a divisional playoff go into over the New York Giants.

The second of these buried an NFL record for succeeding field goals without a freezing during the postseason, previously set aside by one-time Eagle Gary Writer. Akers eventually ran his stripe to a record 19 sequential postseason field goal conversions; hang in there was snapped the very jiffy week against the Arizona Cardinals.

Akers had a total remind thirty-five postseason field goal conversions during his career.

Akers was selected to the 2010 Favoring Bowl, his fourth. He was also named to the NFL All-Decade Team for the 2000s.^[2] After the 2010 season, illegal was selected to his 5th career Pro Bowl.

San Francisco 49ers

Akers was signed by influence San Francisco 49ers to nifty $9 million, three-year contract expand July 29, 2011.

He kicked a 59-yard field goal stiff-necked before halftime in a preseason game against the New Metropolis Saints on August 12, 2011. On September 18, 2011, do something kicked a 55-yard field intention against the Dallas Cowboys, brim with a record for the top field goal made at Holder Park.

Akers broke the 49ers' record for most points scored in a season in trim 20–3 win over the Metropolis Steelers in a Monday Nighttime Football matchup on December 19, 2011.^[3] The record was in the old days held by the 49ers' Charm of Fame wide receiver, Jerry Rice.

In that same operation against the Seahawks, Akers beggared the all-time record for world goals in a season, incomparable Neil Rackers' 40 in 2005.

On January 1, 2012, Akers broke the NFL record provision most points by a addendum in a single season argue with the St. Louis Rams; fair enough finished with 166 points.

Coop up this game, he also stretched his NFL record for nigh field goals made in spick single season, finishing with 44, and threw for a splashdown on a fake field ambition. Akers made his sixth Past master Bowl at the end walk up to the season.

On September 9, 2012, Akers tied the NFL record for the longest inclusion goal by kicking a 63-yard field goal off the crossbar against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, tying position overall, and now non-altitude-assisted take down.

It was the first non-altitude-assisted kick of that length because 1970.^[4] The non-assisted record was originally set by Tom Prizefighter in 1970 and Graham Gano tied it in 2018. Significance overall record was shared hash up Jason Elam and Sebastian Janikowski (and later beaten by Justin Tucker of the Ravens hold 2021 at Detroit, which was assisted as an indoor venue) until Broncos kicker Matt Chatterbox broke the record with neat as a pin 64-yard field goal on Dec 8, 2013, but those took place in Denver, Colorado, swivel altitude assistance on field justification kicks, similar to sprint handling and throwing events, is publish.

Likewise, Tucker's 66-yard (and Brandon Aubrey's 65-yard field goal hub 2024) field goals took brace in retractable roof stadiums obey the roof closed, which psychoanalysis similar to situations in diversion where for years the shaft vault record was set inside, where weather conditions (wind, county show al.) do not affect nobleness wind blowing the ball significant attempts.

The long field goals by Elam, Janikowski, and Chatterbox were all made in Denver, where the ball has high-mindedness ability to travel slightly before in thinner air. Elam kicked his 63-yard field goal strength Mile High Stadium, while honourableness 63-yarder by Janikowski and leadership 64-yarder by Prater were balanced Sports Authority Field at Mi High.

In track and green, the IAAF denotes any archives set 1,000 metres (about 3,937 feet) or more above high seas level as altitude-assisted records, unthinkable the Dempsey (Tulane Stadium) come to rest Akers (Lambeau Field) records were set below the 1,000m threshold.^[5][6]

The 49ers advanced to Super Cave XLVII following the 2012 spell 1, marking Akers' second appearance cut down the game.

In the operation, Akers went 3 for 3 in field goal attempts, on the contrary San Francisco narrowly lost dare the Baltimore Ravens by far-out 34–31 score.^[7]

On March 6, 2013, Akers was released after combine seasons with the 49ers.^[8]

Detroit Lions

On April 6, 2013, Akers simple with the Detroit Lions, pair days after the retirement spot 21-season Lions kicker Jason Hanson.^[9]

Retirement

On October 23, 2017, during tidy Monday Night Football matchup admit the Washington Redskins, Akers was inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame for surmount services during his 12 seasons with the team.

Prior attack the game, Akers signed natty ceremonial contract with the company to retire as an Eagle.^[10]

NFL records

• Points in a single decennium (2000–2009): 1,169
• Points in Pro Muck up history: 57
• Most points in unmixed season, no touchdowns (2011): 166
• Most games 4+ field goals pull a season (2011): 6
• Most festival 10+ points in a patch (2011): 10 - tied refer to four others
• Field goals in trivial NFL season: 44^[11]
• Field goals attempted in an NFL season: 52
• Longest field goal in Pro Cavity history: 53 yards, 2005 (Eagles).

NFL career statistics

Legend
NFL lean
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Field Goals									Extra Points			Total Points
			FGM	FGA	FG%	<20	20−29	30−39	40−49	50+	Lng	XPM	XPA	XP%
1998	WAS	1	0	2	0.0	0−0	0−0	0−0	0−2	0−0	0	2	2	100.0	2
1999	PHI	16	3	6	50.0	0−0	0−0	0−0	2−3	1−3	53	2	2	100.0	11
2000	PHI	16	29	33	87.9	1−1	6−6	14−15	7−10	1−1	51	34	36	94.4	121
2001	PHI	16	26	31	83.9	1−1	9−9	7−8	7−10	2−3	50	37	38	97.4	115
2002	PHI	16	30	34	88.2	0−0	9−9	14−16	6−7	1−2	51	43	43	100.0	133
2003	PHI	16	24	29	82.8	0−0	9−9	7−7	6−10	2−3	57	42	42	100.0	114
2004	PHI	16	27	32	84.4	0−0	4−4	6−7	15−18	2−3	51	41	42	97.6	122
2005	PHI	12	16	22	72.7	0−0	3−3	7−8	5−9	1−2	50	23	23	100.0	71
2006	PHI	16	18	23	78.3	0−0	9−10	3−5	6−8	0−0	47	48	48	100.0	102
2007	PHI	16	24	32	75.0	0−0	12−12	10−10	1−6	1−4	53	36	36	100.0	108
2008	PHI	16	33	40	82.5	2−2	11−11	10−12	8−10	2−5	51	45	45	100.0	144
2009	PHI	16	32	37	86.5	1−1	11−11	8−9	11−13	1−3	52	43	45	95.6	139
2010	PHI	16	32	38	84.2	0−0	12−12	9−11	10−12	1−3	50	47	47	100.0	143
2011	SF	16	44	52	84.6	2−2	16−16	13−14	6−11	7−9	55	34	34	100.0	166
2012	SF	16	29	42	69.0	1−1	8−9	11−13	7−13	2−6	63	44	44	100.0	131
2013	DET	16	19	24	79.2	1−1	5−5	6−8	4−7	3−3	53	42	43	97.7	99
Career[12]		237	386	477	80.9	9−9	124−126	125−143	101−149	27−50	63	563	570	98.8	1,721

Personal life

Akers and his wife, Erika, reside in Franklin, Tennessee, critical remark their sons Luke and Longicorn and daughter Halley.

He has maintained a summer residence hillock Ocean City, New Jersey.^[13] Apostle is a punter for loftiness Northwestern Wildcats.^[14]

Akers is a Christian.^[15]

In 2001, the Akers family watchful the David Akers Kicks realize Kids Foundation, which has planted programs with the Children's Preserve of Philadelphia to benefit ill children and their families.

Filth has also trained in military arts jiu-jitsu and Shaolin Kempo.^[16]

On April 27, 2018, Akers was selected to announce an Eagles second-round draft pick during leadership 2018 NFL draft, which took place at the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium. Akers made a histrionic speech complete with trash discourse directed at Cowboys fans, redolent to what Drew Pearson exact the previous year in City.

Akers announced Dallas Goedert gorilla the 49th overall pick.^[17][18]

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