Todd Archer, ESPN Team of workers Editor
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have after all added any other kicker to their roster, signing Brandon Aubrey, who spent the year two seasons with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL.
The Cowboys didn’t whisk a brittle have a look at the veteran sovereign agent marketplace, which incorporates Robbie Gould and Mason Crosby, and latter day’s kicker, Brett Maher, used to be no longer prone to re-sign with the crew nearest placing up a franchise-record 137 issues however suffering within the playoffs by means of lacking 5 point-after makes an attempt.
The Cowboys had their visible on kickers within the NFL draft, however Jake Moody (3rd spherical, San Francisco 49ers) and Chad Ryland (fourth spherical, New England Patriots) went previous than they have been prepared to choose a kicker, so that they became to Aubrey. He’s going to compete with Tristan Vizcaino for the kicking activity all through coaching camp that starts nearest this past in Oxnard, California.
Aubrey’s trail to the NFL isn’t an ordinary one, although he grew up in Plano, Texas. He used to be a celebrity football participant, attended Notre Dame and used to be decided on within the first spherical of the 2017 MLS draft by means of Toronto FC.
He used to be decided on by means of Birmingham in 2022 and in his first day in skilled soccer used to be named an All-USFL kicker. In 2023, he made 14 of 15 ground purpose makes an attempt and all 35 residue issues for Birmingham.
The Cowboys are hoping to crash once more within the USFL pond nearest having signed league MVP KaVontae Turpin latter day and sight him be named to the Professional Bowl as a returner.
