David Akers

David Akers

Akers with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009
No. 6, 2
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1974-12-09) December 9, 1974 (age 42)
Place of birth:	Lexington, Kentucky
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lexington (KY) Tates Creek
College:	Louisville
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1997)* Carolina Panthers (1997)* Washington Redskins (1998) Berlin Thunder (1999) Philadelphia Eagles (1999–2010) San Francisco 49ers (2011–2012) Detroit Lions (2013)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
6× Pro Bowl (2001, 2002, 2004, 2009–2011) 2× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2011) 4× Second-team All-Pro (2002, 2004, 2009, 2010) PFW Golden Toe Award (2011) Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team NFL 2000s All-Decade Team NFL season record for points scored by a kicker (166) NFL season record for field goals (44) Inducted into KY Pro Football HOF (2004)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals: 386 Field goal attempts: 477 Field goal %: 80.9 Long field goal: 63 Points scored: 1,721 Passing: 2/2, 25 yards, 1 TD Player stats at NFL.com

David Roy Akers (/ˈeɪkərz/; born December 9, 1974) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville, and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1997.

Akers also played for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Berlin Thunder, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Detroit Lions. He was selected for the Pro Bowl six times in his career and was at one point tied for the longest field goal in NFL history.

Akers attended Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Kentucky.

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

Between 1997 and 1998, as an undrafted free agent, Akers spent time trying to make the team with the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.