David Akers Still Unhappy With Philadelphia Eagles, Won’t Sign Transition Tender

March 2, 2011   ·   Bob Cunningham   ·   Jump to comments

David Akers' agent, Jerrold Colton, told Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer that the kicker would not be following Michael Vick's example and signing his one-year transition tag tender.

"It was never something that we were going to sign at this point," Colton said, before going on to say that Akers is still unhappy with the designation.

Signing the tag would have guaranteed Akers a one-year deal at $2.8 million, the average salary of the top-10 highest-paid kickers in the league. The salary would be double the $1.4 million Akers made in 2010, but the long-time Eagles kicker is looking for a long-term deal.

Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that Akers won't sign the tag because doing so would prevent him from seeking out offers from other teams. If he doesn't sign, Akers still has the hopes that another team will offer him a long-term deal and force the Eagles to match.

If the team refused to match the long-term offer, Ak...

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