Brandon Aubrey: From Software Engineer to Highest-Paid Kicker

0:00On April 20, Dallas Cowboys just locked in kicker Brandon Aubrey with a 4-year deal worth $28 million, making him the highest paid kicker in NFL history at $7 million a year on average. This extension comes with $20 million guaranteed, right as Aubrey was hitting restricted free agency and it caps his wild journey from Spring Leagues to Stardom. Aubrey grew up near Dallas, played soccer and Notre Dame, got drafted by Toronto FC in Major League Soccer back in 2017, then worked as a software engineer before his wife pushed him toward kicking. He grinded two years in the USFL, signed with the Cowboys before the 2023 training camp at age 28, and now at 31. He's got the most field goals of 60 yards or more, with 6 plus an 88.2% career accuracy. That 65 yarder he hit against Cleveland this year set a Cowboys record, just three yards off the all-time NFL mark, putting him ahead of guys.

1:00Like Houston's Cayemi Fair Baron, at 6.5 million annually, and Kansas City's Harrison butker at 6.4, Aubrey's proof you can flip the script late in the game. NFL News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on Game Day.