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David Akers' Missed Playoff Kicks Came During Daughter's Cancer Scare

After Eagles' kicker David Akers missed field goals of 41 and 34 yards in his teams' 21-16 loss to the Packers in the first round of the playoffs, Quintin Mikell told reporters that Akers was distracted by a family issue. Akers' agent denied any personal issues clouded his performance, and Akers himself had been mum on...

David Akers on Missed FGs: 'It's Not Really the Way I Wanted to Go Out as an Eagle'

David Akers was the kicker on the NFL's All-Decade team for the 10-year period that ended last season. No player in the league has more points or field goals during the last 11 seasons than Akers. In 2010, he fell just one point and one field goal shy of equalling his career-highs while kicking even more accurately than...

David Akers Denies Personal Matter Affected His Play vs. Packers

David Akers uncharacteristically missed two field goals in the Eagles' 21-16 loss to the Packers Sunday. For a standout kicker who has made 81.9 percent of his career kicks, the performance was glaring. But Eagles linebacker Quintin Mikell suggested afterward that something in Akers' personal life had hampered his...

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: K

Throw a dart at a name on the wall and insert that kicker into your lineup. Seriously, I mean it. It's Week 17 and if we haven't figured out the musical chairs of leading kickers by now, I'm afraid it's too late. There's no perfect science to predicting what a kicker will produce for you on any given Sunday. However, what...

Tom Quinn, Giants Special Teams Coach, Relives Meadowlands Meltdown

If anybody associated with the New York Giants has had a tougher week than Philadelphia game goat Matt Dodge, it's special teams coach Tom Quinn, who not only coaches Dodge but is also responsible for the Giants not reacting quickly enough to David Akers' onside kick that followed the first touchdown of the Eagles'...

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