Dallas Cowboys sign former Plano Senior high school soccer player
According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, the Dallas Cowboys have signed kicker Brandon Aubrey from the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions.
The Cowboys have signed kicker Brandon Aubrey, who has played for the USFL's Birmingham Stallions the last two years, per sources. He made 14 of 15 FG chances and all 35 PATs in 2023. He is a Plano native, played soccer at Notre Dame. He will compete with Tristan Vizcaino in camp
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) July 6, 2023
Aubrey made 14 of 15 field goal chances and all 35 PATs in 2023 with the Stallions.
Aubrey was a star high school soccer player at Plano Senior before attending Notre Dame to continue his playing career.
After his collegiate career ended, Aubrey was selected with Toronto FC’s 21st pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft before becoming a kicker for the Stallions in 2022.
The Cowboys are looking for a kicker to replace Brett Maher, the Cowboys kicker from last season who went 29-for-32 on field goal opportunities and 50-for-53 on PATs during the 2022 regular season.
Despite his regular season performance Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said the team is starting over at kicker for the upcoming season after Maher’s disastrous playoffs.
Jerry Jones said the Cowboys are starting over at kicker
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) February 1, 2023
In the Cowboys’ wildcard game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Maher missed four PATs in one game setting an NFL record for most misses in a single playoff game.
Maher also missed a PAT the following week in the Cowboys’ season-ending loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the NFL playoffs.
The Cowboys have Tristan Vizcaino and Aubrey as the only kickers on their roster but could still sign a veteran free agent.
