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
hard lose position taking week worked
It's tough. Somebody's going in and taking my position this week and I don't like that. I worked hard to get it and I don't want to lose it. It's not easy.
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.
fight till
They're going to have to tell me I can't play, ... And that will be a fight till the end.
gives order performance
You've got to have camaraderie, chemistry, in order to have performance that gives you victory.
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.
nice
It's not always pretty, but it's nice to get a win.
last
It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.
happened raiders
It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,
doctors good looks
I'm going on what the doctors and trainers are saying, ... I think everything looks good right now. T-minus two days, right?
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.