Player: David Roy Akers
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Placekicker
Jersey #: 2
Drafted: undrafted 1998
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
Pro Career: 98 Redskins
99 Berlin Thunder
99-present Eagles

PERSONAL NOTES:
During the offseason, David trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Shaolin Kempo under the guidance of Allan Manganello at the Shaolin Kempo Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Louisville and at Maxercise in Philadelphia. "The martial arts influence is the part where you don't think about the kick. You've trained yourself so much to where you go and just do it."

An avid fan of NASCAR, Akers regularly participates in sim-racing on his computer against the likes of professional drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Martin Truex, Jr. "I will spend three or four hours some nights learning to race with the guys on the DMP racing league. I have learned a lot about sim-racing and I have to thank Dale, Jr. and the boys at DMP." Akers has a custom-painted Eagles car by Dale, Jr., and truck by Vincent Cimorelli that he races online. A regular visitor to the pits and garages at NASCAR races, Akers aspires one day to own and/or drive in a lower level NASCAR circuit.

AWARDS AND RECORDS:
Franchise all-time leading scorer with 897 points, NFL record 19 consecutive postseason field goal conversions.

Was selected by The Sporting News in 2004 as one of "The Good Guys" for his charity efforts.

A 2003 finalist for the Bryon "Whizzer" White Award.

Named the Eagles 2002 Community Relations Special Teams MVP.

At Tates Creek HS he was twice named first-team all-state as a kicker and once as a punter with a 40.7 avg.