- Source of Wealth: Sports (NFL)
- Age: 45
- Birth Place: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Weight: 205 lbs (91 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Erika Akers)
- Full Name: David Roy Akers
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: December 9, 1974
- Occupation: Retired Professional Football Player (NFL)
- Education: Tates Creek High School and University of Louisville
- Children: 3 (Luke, Halley and Sawyer)
David Akers has an estimated net worth of $3 million. After playing college football at the University of Louisville, David Akers was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997 as an undrafted free agent. Akers actually played for Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons from 1997 to 1998. On succeeding years, he played for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. On July 29, 2011, he formally signed a three-year $9 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
Together with his wife and children, David Akers established the David Akers Kicks for Kids Foundation, an organization that formulates programs to help the sick children of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and their families.