Aubrey Soars to Record-Breaking Deal | NFL News

0:00It's September 7th. I'm Cory with the story. This is NFL News today, driven by AI and built for football fans. So the Dallas Cowboys locked up their kicker, Brandon Aubrey, with a new deal. It's a four-year contract worth $28 million, averaging $7 million per year. This makes him the highest paid kicker in the league, surpassing the previous record. It's a pretty significant move, especially considering how things can get tense with contract negotiations around training camp. His journey to this point is pretty wild. He went from playing soccer in college and even trying out for MLS to then pivoting to place kicking. He played in the USFL before landing with the Cowboys and quickly becoming one of the best in the NFL. His stats speak for themselves. He's hitting over 88% of his field goals and almost 97% of his extra points. Now, even with all that success, there's a stat some analysts are watching closely, field goals over-expecting. It measures how well a kicker performs based on the difficulty of their kicks.

1:04Aubrey has finished second in this category for three straight seasons. It shows he's been consistently good but hasn't quite reached the top spot in that specific metric. But here's where the prediction comes in. One analyst is forecasting that this year, Brandon Aubrey will finally lead the league in field goals over-expected. Given his consistent performance in this new record-setting contract, it's a bold prediction, but one that many believe he can achieve. On top of the contract and the predictions, Aubrey was also voted as one of the Dallas Cowboys team captains by his peers. That's a huge honor. Showing the respect he's earned from his teammates. It's clear he's a key player for them, both on and off the field.