David Akers
David Akers
David Roy Akersis 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...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth9 December 1974
CityLexington, KY
destiny guys heart talk wire
You talk about some destiny out here. We got guys out there with a lot of heart and they went all the way down to the wire to show it.
last
It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.
happened raiders
It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,
last
It's not going to be easy, but I think things were encouraging. It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.
driver explosive hitting opposed percent putting shot timing
It's a 100 percent shot, an explosive shot as opposed to a smooth, rhythmical timing of the leg. It's like hitting all out on a driver as opposed to putting a ball.
brutal coming full learning season winds
It's a learning process. This is my first full season in this place here and when southwest winds come out of there, it's brutal coming through that one opening.
game honestly hurt kick needed proud
They needed me out there, ... I was thinking, 'It's only going to hurt for a second, and the game can be over. I'm honestly most proud of this kick today.
field goals kicking plan today whatever
They have a plan for me and I just do whatever they tell me to do. Kicking field goals today was part of the plan. We'll see what they have for me next.
fight till
They're going to have to tell me I can't play, ... And that will be a fight till the end.
kick proud
This is the kick I'm most proud of,
coming dramatic ending great guess week
I thought coming in to that first kickoff, 'Man, what a great week of recovery,' ... I guess it just made for a more dramatic ending to the game.
chris rick
Really, (trainers) Rick Burkholder and Chris Peduzzi know more than I do,
help however identify people valley willing
People in the Tug Valley can identify because they've been through hellacious floods. People here are willing to help however they can.
certain far tests worry
I just go by the tests that they have and certain timelines, as far as when to kick, ... I just go on what they want me to do.... You got to get strong. You got to get your flexibility. You got to do all these things before you can worry about kicking.