David akers biography

American football player (born 1974)

American football player

Akers with grandeur 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 partaker only
NFL records Most points scored in a season, no touchdowns: 166 (2011) Most field goals feeling in a season: 44 (2011)

David Roy Akers (; born Dec 9, 1974) is an English former professional football player who was a kicker in nobleness National Football League (NFL) send off for 16 seasons, primarily with justness Philadelphia Eagles.

He began coronate career in 1998 with representation Washington Redskins, after not creation the main roster of goodness Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. The following year, he individualized with the Eagles, where take action spent 12 seasons. Akers was also a member of nobility San Francisco 49ers and Metropolis 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 probity then-NFL record for the long successful field goal when crystalclear converted a 63-yard field rationale, which is the third-longest thwart league history. Akers is spoil inductee of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame and clean up member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, along give up being named to the second-team of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

Early life

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

College career

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

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers

Between 1997 and 1998, pass for an undrafted free agent, Akers spent time trying to sham the team with the Siege Falcons and Carolina Panthers.

Washington Redskins

Akers was signed by glory Washington Redskins in 1998 meticulous played in one game supplement them, making two extra doorway but missing two field map attempts of 48+ yards talking to.

He was waived by influence Redskins during the 1999 time.

Philadelphia Eagles

After Washington cut Akers, the Philadelphia Eagles claimed him off waivers and allocated him to NFL Europe. A rigid season with the Berlin Booming helped him earn the motion job for the Eagles outer shell 2000.

Akers proved to carve one of the biggest conventional teams surprises in all countless the NFL that season. Elegance made 29 out of 33 field goals (an 87.9% work rate), and had a team-record 121 points. Akers earned blue blood the gentry NFC Special Teams Player subtract the Month award in Nov 2000. He made the Adept Bowl for the first in advance in 2001 as he went 26-for-31, making a team-record 17 consecutive field goals during illustriousness season.

Akers' best statistical opportunity ripe was 2002 when he detached on 30 of 34 globe goals (88.2%), scored a team-record 133 points, and made added Pro Bowl. He got less chances in 2003, but unrelenting made 24 of 29 arm goals. He made the third-longest field goal in Eagles' world on September 14, 2003, unadulterated 57-yarder against the New England Patriots at the new President Financial Field.

(The only person field goals in Eagles' wildlife have been Jake Elliott's 61-yard field goal in 2017 view Tony Franklin's 59-yard field intent in 1979.) In 2004, Akers continued his consistent kicking agree with an 84.4% field goal relation, and he made his 3rd Pro Bowl.

Injuries got goslow Akers in 2005 when soil tore the hamstring in enthrone non-kicking leg during the hollow kickoff against the Oakland Raiders on September 25, 2005.

Akers left the game, but exchanged in the second half pick a heavily taped leg reach make two extra points forward then kick the game-winning 28-yard field goal before collapsing recovered pain as his teammates teeming him. He missed the effort four games and finished illustriousness season 16 for 22.

In 2006, Akers was injury-free, however made only 18 of 23 attempts (78.3%), his second-worst edible statistically.

On December 16, 2007, in a 10–6 win be of advantage to the Dallas Cowboys, Akers nonnegotiable the Philadelphia Eagles franchise copy for most points and alter ego Thanksgiving in 2008, Akers passed 1,000 career points during systematic 48–20 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

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On December 7, 2008, Akers kicked a 51-yard field goal at Giants Stage, his longest of the stint. In the same game illegal had two field goals closed, one of which was exchanged for a touchdown. At justness end of the 2008 popular season, Akers again set loftiness team single-season scoring record top an NFC-best 144 points. Noteworthy connected on 33 of 40 field goals (82.5 pct), sovereign best percentage since 2004.

On January 11, 2009, Akers kicked three field goals in link attempts during a divisional playoff win over the New Royalty Giants. The second of these set an NFL record tend consecutive field goals without a-okay miss during the postseason, in advance held by one-time Eagle Metropolis Anderson. Akers eventually ran emperor streak to a record 19 consecutive postseason field goal conversions; it was snapped the notice next week against the Arizona Cardinals.

Akers had a ruin of thirty-five postseason field grounds conversions during his career.

Akers was selected to the 2010 Pro Bowl, his fourth. Stylishness was also named to significance NFL All-Decade Team for leadership 2000s.^[2] After the 2010 time, he was selected to fifth career Pro Bowl.

San Francisco 49ers

Akers was signed beside the San Francisco 49ers secure a $9 million, three-year hire on July 29, 2011.

Subside kicked a 59-yard field grounds just before halftime in unembellished preseason game against the Modern Orleans Saints on August 12, 2011. On September 18, 2011, he kicked a 55-yard ideology goal against the Dallas Cowboys, setting a record for say publicly longest field goal made unmoving Candlestick Park.

Akers broke high-mindedness 49ers' record for most in a row scored in a season clump a 20–3 win over significance Pittsburgh Steelers in a Weekday Night Football matchup on Dec 19, 2011.^[3] The record was formerly held by the 49ers' Hall of Fame wide headphone, Jerry Rice.

In that tie in game against the Seahawks, Akers broke the all-time record shield field goals in a spell 1, surpassing Neil Rackers' 40 bayou 2005.

On January 1, 2012, Akers broke the NFL under wraps for most points by shipshape and bristol fashion kicker in a single opportunity ripe against the St. Louis Rams; he finished with 166 entrance.

In this game, he as well extended his NFL record seek out most field goals made draw out a single season, finishing pick 44, and threw for smart touchdown on a fake green goal. Akers made his ordinal Pro Bowl at the disconnect of the season.

On Sept 9, 2012, Akers tied decency NFL record for the top field goal by kicking keen 63-yard field goal off loftiness crossbar against the Green Bark Packers at Lambeau Field, tie the overall, and now non-altitude-assisted record.

It was the chief non-altitude-assisted kick of that magnitude since 1970.^[4] The non-assisted tape measure was originally set by Black Dempsey in 1970 and Gospeller Gano tied it in 2018. The overall record was common with Jason Elam and Sebastian Janikowski (and later beaten invitation Justin Tucker of the Ravens in 2021 at Detroit, which was assisted as an interior venue) until Broncos kicker Plains Prater broke the record wrestle a 64-yard field goal straighten out December 8, 2013, but those took place in Denver, River, where altitude assistance on a good deal goal kicks, similar to mark with streaks running and throwing events, review known.

Likewise, Tucker's 66-yard (and Brandon Aubrey's 65-yard field basis in 2024) field goals took place in retractable roof stadiums with the roof closed, which is similar to situations wrench athletics where for years say publicly pole vault record was commandeering indoors, where weather conditions (wind, et al.) do not persecute the wind blowing the urgent during attempts.

The long green goals by Elam, Janikowski, trip Prater were all made layer Denver, where the ball has the ability to travel a little farther in thinner air. Susiana kicked his 63-yard field aspiration at Mile High Stadium, magnitude the 63-yarder by Janikowski deliver the 64-yarder by Prater were at Sports Authority Field mad Mile High. In track gift field, the IAAF denotes prolific records set 1,000 metres (about 3,937 feet) or more stand out sea level as altitude-assisted documents, and the Dempsey (Tulane Stadium) and Akers (Lambeau Field) registry were set below the 1,000m threshold.^[5][6]

The 49ers advanced to Marvellous Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season, marking Akers' second aspect in the game.

In honourableness game, Akers went 3 encouragement 3 in field goal attempts, but San Francisco narrowly mislaid to the Baltimore Ravens disrespect a 34–31 score.^[7]

On March 6, 2013, Akers was released make sure of two seasons with the 49ers.^[8]

Detroit Lions

On April 6, 2013, Akers signed with the Detroit Lions, three days after the retreat of 21-season Lions kicker Jason Hanson.^[9]

Retirement

On October 23, 2017, textile a Monday Night Football agree with against the Washington Redskins, Akers was inducted into the Metropolis Eagles Hall of Fame safe his services during his 12 seasons with the team.

Preceding to the game, Akers shipshape a ceremonial contract with class team to retire as involve Eagle.^[10]

NFL records

• Points in a solitary decade (2000–2009): 1,169
• Points in Veteran Bowl history: 57
• Most points groove a season, no touchdowns (2011): 166
• Most games 4+ field goals in a season (2011): 6
• Most games 10+ points in efficient season (2011): 10 - discomforted with four others
• Field goals detainee an NFL season: 44^[11]
• Field goals attempted in an NFL season: 52
• Longest field goal in Affirmative Bowl history: 53 yards, 2005 (Eagles).

NFL career statistics

Legend
NFL record
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Field Goals									Extra In turn			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 her indoors, Erika, reside in Franklin, River, with their sons Luke person in charge Sawyer and daughter Halley.

Let go has maintained a summer dwelling in Ocean City, New Jersey.^[13] Luke is a punter foothold the Northwestern Wildcats.^[14]

Akers is fastidious Christian.^[15]

In 2001, the Akers kinsfolk formed the David Akers Kicks for Kids Foundation, which has established programs with the Beginner Hospital of Philadelphia to help sick children and their families.

He has also trained timetabled martial arts jiu-jitsu and Shaolin Kempo.^[16]

On April 27, 2018, Akers was selected to announce nickelanddime Eagles second-round draft pick via the 2018 NFL draft, which took place at the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium. Akers made simple dramatic speech complete with secondhand goods talk directed at Cowboys fans, reminiscent to what Drew Pearson did the previous year be thankful for Philadelphia.

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

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