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.
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.
felt pop
I felt really, really good. I had a lot of pop on the ball,
appreciate best business chance hope market understand value work
I appreciate the chance just to be in the NFL, but market value also has to be considered. I hope to be here for a long time, but I also understand this is a business and if it doesn't work out that way, I'll have to do what's best for this corporation.
asked god kept pain swinging
I asked God to let this pain go away for a minute, ... I kept swinging and saying, 'This is OK.'
last
It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.
happened raiders
It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,
If I go out there, I'm going to give you everything I have,
gives order performance
You've got to have camaraderie, chemistry, in order to have performance that gives you victory.