A three-time Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's most reliable kickers, David Akers is the club's all-time leading scorer with 897 points. He also ranks first with 197 field goals.

 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• A three-time Pro Bowler in 2001-02 and 2004
• Has nailed 12 game-tying or game-winning field goals with under 5:00 left in the 4th qtr
• Ranks 1st in Eagles history in total points (897), field goals made (197) and 2nd in PATs (306).
• With 11 50-yd.-plus field goals, holds the team record (Tony Franklin is 2nd with 5)
• Holds the club record for consecutive PATs made with 153 (2001-2004)
• Owns three of the six longest FGs in Eagles history: 57 yds. vs. NE (9/14/03), 53 yds. (twice) last at NYG (9/30/07), & 52 yds. vs. Was. (10/5/03). The 57 ydr. is the longest FG ever in Philadelphia
• Has posted the top five consecutive field goal streaks in team history: 17 (10/22/01 - 12/30/01), 15 (10/17/04 - 12/5/04), 13 (11/10/03 - 12/15/03), 13 (1/2/00 - 10/22/00), and 12 (9/8/02 - 10/20/02)
• From 2000-04, had a streak of 5 consecutive 100-pt. seasons. No other Eagle accomplished that feat in more than two straight campaigns
• Has led the Eagles in scoring in each of the last eight seasons. In those eight seasons, has exceeded the 100-point mark on seven occasions, more than any other Eagles player, including five straight seasons from 2000-04. The only Eagle to lead the team in scoring in more seasons  is Bobby Walston, who did it 9 times from 1951-61
• Currently tied with Donovan McNabb and the Flyers' Simon Gagne as the third-longest tenured athlete in Philadelphia, behind Brian Dawkins and William Thomas
• His 21 FGs in the postseason rank 1st in team history and t-5th in NFL history
•  In Eagles postseason history, ranks first in points (96), PATs (33), and FGs (21)
•  Owns the top three longest FGs in Eagles postseason history: 48 yds. vs. NYG (1/7/07, NFC-WC), 46 yds. at StL. (1/27/02, NFC-C), & 46 yds. at Chi. (1/19/02, NFC-D)
• Has earned NFC Special Teams POW honors 7 times during his career: 11/27/05 vs. GB, 10/3/04 at Chi., 11/30/03 at Car., 9/28/03 at Buf., 9/30/01 vs. Dal., 11/12/00 at Pit., and 10/15/00 at Arz. Against the Cardinals, faked a field goal and raced 15 yards for a first down on a 4th-and-4 to set up a TD

2007 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Surpassed the 100-pt. mark for the 7th time in his career with 8 pts. at NO (12/23)
• Passed Bobby Walston (881 pts.) to become the franchise's all-time leading scorer after nailing a 21-yd. FG at Dal. (12/16)
• Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for October, when he led the NFC in points (31)
• Kicked a 53-yd. FG at NYG (9/30), which tied his 2nd longest career FG (10/24/99 at Mia.) and also tied for the 4th longest FG in Eagles history
• Set a career high in PATs attempted and made, going 8/8 vs. Det. (9/23)
• Went 4/4 on FGs (24, 39, 26, 22) vs. Was. (9/17)

2006 HIGHLIGHTS:
• His 48 PATs tied for the 2nd-best total in team history behind Cliff Patton's 50 in 1948
• Nailed a game-winning 38-yd. FG as time expired in the NFC Wild Card playoff game vs. NYG (1/7/07). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was only the third 4th qtr. walk-off FG in NFL postseason history. The others were by Matt Bahr of the Giants (42 yds. against the 49ers in an NFC title game in January 1991) and Adam Vinatieri of the Patriots (48 yds. against the Rams in Super Bowl 36). Earlier in the game, booted a 48-yd. FG, the longest in team postseason history
• Was 3/3 on FG atts. and tallied a season-high 11 pts. at Dal. (12/25/06)
• Nailed the go-ahead, 25-yd. FG with 3:13 left to play in the 4th qtr. vs. Car. (12/4/06)
• Scored the 20,000th pt. in Eagles history on a PAT following a Hank Baskett TD catch vs. Dal. (10/8/06) 

2005 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Kicked a season-long, game-tying 50-yd. FG with 1:52 left to play in regulation to send the game into OT vs. NYG (12/11/05)
• Was 4-for-4 on FG attempts with a long of 44 and totaled a season-high 13 pts. vs. GB (11/27/05)
• In his 100th NFL game vs. Oak. (9/25/05), suffered a slight tear of his hamstring on the opening kickoff. Returned to the game in 2nd half, played through extreme pain, kicked 2 PATs and delivered a game-winning 23-yard field goal with :09 left to play

2004 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Selected to his 3rd Pro Bowl in 2004, as he led the NFC in scoring (122 pts.) and FGs (27). His point total was the 2nd-highest total by an Eagle in a season. Also led the Eagles in special teams production points (188). His 15 consecutive FGs made during 2004 rank 2nd on the Eagles all-time list
• Named Eagles co-special teams MVP (Ike Reese), 2nd team All-Pro by the AP, and All-NFC by Pro Football Weekly in 2004
• With 17 FGs of 40 yards-or-more in 2004, set a then NFL record previously held by Ryan Longwell (2000) and Cary Blanchard (1996). His total was surpassed by the Cardinals Neil Rackers (19 in 2005). His total broke the former Eagles record set by Paul McFadden (13) in '84
• Posted 44 points in 4 games in October of 2004 (8 PATs and 12 of 14 on FGs). Single-handedly outscored the Bears, 13-9, and Panthers, 12-8, in consecutive weeks. Nailed 3 FGs and knocked 4 of 5 KOs into the end zone (3 touchbacks) vs. Bal.
• Nailed a game-winning 50-yd. FG in OT at Cle. (10/24/04). The kick was the longest overtime FG in team history
• Connected on 3 FGs and added 12 pts. vs. Car. (10/17/04). Also converted a surprise on-sides kick to start the 2nd half, which was recovered by LB Jeremiah Trotter
• With wind gusts of up to 25 mph, connected on 4 of 6 FG atts. (51, 42, 42, 40) at Chi. (10/3/04) and became the first player in team history to connect on 4 FGs of at least 40 yds. in a game and the first NFL kicker to accomplish that feat since Morten Andersen (9/3/00)
• Drilled a 47-yd. FG with 1:15 left on the clock to preserve the Eagles 27-16 win vs. Min. (9/20/04)

2003 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Connected on GW FG in OT during NFC Divisional playoff game vs. GB (1/11/04). Also nailed a 37-yd. FG with :05 remaining to send the game into OT
• Was 4-for-4 on FG attempts in consecutive games  -vs. NO (11/23/03) & at Car. (11/30). It also marked the first back-to-back 4-FG games of his career

2002 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection in 2002. Ranked 2nd in the NFC in scoring among kickers (3rd overall) with a career-high and team record 133 points. His 30 FGs tied a career high and tied Paul McFadden's team record
• In 2002, earned All-NFL honors from the AP, The Sporting News, College and Pro Football Weekly, and Football Digest. Also was an all-NFC selection by Pro Football Weekly
• Was a perfect 4-for-4 on second half FGs of 23, 36, 27, and 22 on a rain-soaked field at Chi. (11/4/02) fueling a 19-13 win
• Went 3-for-3 on FG attempts vs. Dal. (9/22/02), 5-for-5 on PATs and took a pitch from Koy Detmer on a fake field goal and raced 10 yds. for a first down
• Converted his 4th successful on-sides kick and the third first-quarter on-sides kick of his career at Ten. (9/8/02). TE Jeff Thomason recovered the "bunted" kick that glanced off of Titans LB Peter Sirmon

2001 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Earned his first career Pro Bowl berth following the 2001 season in which he tied for 5th in the NFL in scoring with 115 points. Also earned 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 (4FGs, 3 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 NFC Championship
• Nailed game-winning, 35-yd. FG with :07 remaining in week 16 of 2001 vs. NYG (12/30/01) as the Eagles claimed their first NFC East Division title since 1988

2000 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In his first full year as a NFL kicker, made his first 12 field goals of the season to set a team record. He also ranked 5th in the NFL in points (121) to break the team record of 116 set by Paul McFadden in 1984. The total now ranks 2nd on the Eagles list to his own 2002 total (133)
• Selected as the Eagles special teams MVP and as the first alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl squad in 2000 (behind the Bucs Martin Gramatica)
• Nailed 3 game-winning field goals in November, 2000 to earn NFC Special Teams POM honors
• In 2000 opener at Dal. (9/3) executed an onsides kick which set up the Eagles first score. Opened the 11/29/01 game at KC with another onsides kick

1999 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Earned a spot on the 53-man roster and served as the club's kickoff and long field goal specialist as 18-year vet Norm Johnson handled the regular kicking duties. He replaced an injured Johnson (back) as the primary kicker vs. Ind. (11/21)
• Played for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe. He contracted salmonella poisoning late in the season and lost 30 pounds prior to his first training camp with the Eagles

1998 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played in first NFL game as a Redskin vs. Sea.  (9/20/98) after Scott Blanton was waived

BIRDSEED:
• 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. on dmp-racing.com and brrl.net. "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
• Founded in 2001, Akers' Kicks for Kids foundation benefits The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "David's Locker" program directly assists families with any needs while their child is being treated at the hospital. In addition, KFK impacts The Little Rock Resource Center at CHOP, which funds programs to help the blind and visually impaired. For more information on Kicks for Kids, visit Akers' web site: www.davidakerskicksforkids.org
• During the offseason, Akers 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. Said Akers: "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. Same thing in a fight. You prepare for that one instance where someone is coming at you, and you're not trying to think."
• Was voted by fans as the starting kicker on the Eagles 75th Anniversary Team.

PERSONAL:
• He and his wife, Erika, gave birth to their second son, Sawyer Jett, on 4/27/08. Sawyer was 8lbs. 15oz. and 21 in. long at birth. The family resides in Medford, NJ, with their other children, son, Luke, and daughter, Halley Noel
• Attended Tates Creek HS in Lexington, KY, where he was twice named first-team all-state as a kicker and once as a punter with a 40.7 avg.
• 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
• Serves as a spokesperson for the Autism Society of the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley area
• Akers and Donovan McNabb annually host the Lincoln Financial Fantasy Football Camp
• Named the Eagles 2002 Community Relations Special Teams MVP
• Was an avid trumpet player during his youth
• Full name: David Roy Akers

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished his four-year career at Louisville ranked 2nd on the school's all-time scoring list with 219 points, including a school-record 36 field goals. As a junior, kicked a career-long 51-yd. FG vs. Texas A&M.

INJURY HISTORY:
Suffered a torn hamstring vs. Oak. (9/25/05) and was inactive for the next 4 games.