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PLAYER BIODAVID AKERS// 2001 (PHILADELPHIA)• Earned his first career Pro Bowl berth following the 2001 seasonin which he tied for 5th in the NFL in scoring with 115 points. Alsoearned first-team all-NFL honors from the AP, Sports Illustrated,and The Sporting News.• In the NFC Divisional playoff at Chi. (1/19/02), totaled 15 points (fourFGs, three PATs), then the 2nd highest total in NFL playoff history.Hit club record 46 yarders at Chi. and at StL (1/27/02) in the NFCChampionship.• Nailed game-winning, 35-yard FG with :07 remaining in week 16 of2001 vs. NYG (12/30/01) as the Eagles claimed their first NFC EastDivision title since 1988.// 2000 (PHILADELPHIA)• In his first full year as a NFL kicker, made his first 12 field goals ofthe season to set an Eagles team record. He also ranked 5th in theNFL in points (121) to break the team record at the time of 116 set byPaul McFadden in 1984.• Selected as the Eagles special teams MVP and as the first alternateto the NFC Pro Bowl squad in 2000 (behind TB K Martin Gramatica).• Nailed three game-winning FGs in November to earn NFC SpecialTeams POM honors.• In 2000 opener at Dal. (9/3) executed an onsides kick which set upthe Eagles first score. Opened the 11/29/01 game at KC with anotheronside kick.// 1999 (PHILADELPHIA)• Earned a spot on the 53-man roster and served as the club’s kickoffand long field goal specialist as 18-year vet Norm Johnson handledthe regular kicking duties. He replaced an injured Johnson (back) asthe primary kicker vs. Ind. (11/21).• Played for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe. He contracted salmonellapoisoning late in the season and lost 30 pounds prior to hisfirst training camp with the Eagles.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\53// 1998 (WASHINGTON)• Played in first NFL game as a Redskin vs. Sea. (9/20/98) after ScottBlanton was waived.// COLLEGEFinished his four-year career at Louisville ranked 2nd on theschool’s all-time scoring list with 219 points, including a schoolrecord36 FGs. As a junior, kicked a career-long 51-yard FG vs. TexasA&M.// PERSONAL• He and his wife, Erika, have two sons, Luke and Sawyer, and a daughter,Halley.• A regular visitor to the pits and garages at NASCAR races, Akersaspires one day to own and/or drive in a lower level NASCAR circuit.• Caddied at Valhalla Golf Club, the home of the 2008 Ryder Cup, inLouisville, KY, for four years in college. Frequently caddied for LouisvilleCardinals men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino.• Attended Tates Creek HS in Lexington, KY, where he was twicenamed first-team all-state as a kicker and once as a punter with a40.7-yard average.• Was an avid trumpet player during his youth.• Full name: David Roy Akers.// INJURY REPORT2005: Suffered a torn hamstring vs. Oak. (9/25) and was inactive forthe next four games.AKERS’ CAREER NFL STATISTICSYEAR TEAM G XP XPA PCT FG FGA PCT BLK LG PTS1998 WAS 1 2 2 100.0 0 2 0.0 0 0 21999 PHI 16 2 2 100.0 3 6 50.0 0 53 112000 PHI 16 34 36 94.4 29 33 87.9 1 51 1212001 PHI 16 37 38 97.4 26 31 83.9 1 50 1152002 PHI 16 43 43 100.0 30 34 88.2 0 51 1332003 PHI 16 42 42 100.0 24 29 82.8 1 57 1142004 PHI 16 41 42 97.6 27 32 84.4 1 51 1222005 PHI 12 23 23 100.0 16 22 72.7 0 50 712006 PHI 16 48 48 100.0 18 23 78.3 0 47 1022007 PHI 16 36 36 100.0 24 32 75.0 0 53 1082008 PHI 16 45 45 100.0 33 40 82.5 3 51 1442009 PHI 16 43 45 95.6 32 37 86.5 3 52 1392010 PHI 16 47 47 100.0 32 38 84.2 1 50 143TOTALS 189 443 449 98.7 294 359 81.9 11 57 1,325PLAYOFFSYEAR TEAM G XP XPA PCT FG FGA PCT BLK LG PTS2000 PHI 2 4 4 100.0 1 3 33.3 0 28 72001 PHI 3 10 10 100.0 6 6 100.0 0 46 282002 PHI 2 3 3 100.0 3 4 75.0 0 39 122003 PHI 2 2 2 100.0 3 4 75.0 0 41 112004 PHI 3 9 9 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 34 212006 PHI 2 5 5 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 48 172008 PHI 3 5 6 83.3 9 10 90.0 0 51 322009 PHI 1 2 2 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 22010 PHI 1 1 1 100.0 1 3 33.3 0 29 4TOTALS 19 41 42 97.6 31 38 81.6 0 51 134// MEDIA GUIDE