The Dallas Cowboys are betting big on their long-range weapon, locking up Pro Bowl kicker Brandon Aubrey on a record-setting extension that keeps him in Dallas and resets the market for his position. The 31-year-old agreed to a four-year deal worth $28 million, with about $20 million guaranteed, a payout that reflects his reputation as one of the NFL's most dangerous long-distance specialists. Aubrey finished last season 36-of-42 on field goals (85.7 percent) and is known for the kind of 60-plus-yard bombs that flip games on a single swing of his leg.
According to NFL.com, the extension is structured as a four-year, $28 million pact with roughly $20 million guaranteed. As detailed by The Dallas Morning News, Dallas had already placed a second-round restricted-free-agent tender on Aubrey earlier this offseason, and no team stepped in with an offer sheet. Team and player representatives did not immediately provide the paper with a full contract breakdown.
Range And Reliability That Get You Paid
Per Pro Football Reference, Aubrey owns a career field goal percentage of about 88.2 percent, a number that holds up even with a steady diet of long attempts. ESPN and other outlets have tracked his deep-ball résumé, which includes multiple makes from 60 yards and beyond, plus a 64-yard game-tying kick. For the Cowboys, that kind of leg strength effectively widens scoring range and can salvage points from drives that stall well outside what used to be considered realistic field goal distance.
How Aubrey's Deal Shakes Up The Kicker Market
The new contract immediately reshuffles the going rate for top-tier kickers. Dallas had used a second-round tender on Aubrey valued at about $5.7 million as a negotiating safety net, according to ESPN. For context, Houston's Kaʻimi Fairbairn signed a two-year, $13 million extension earlier this offseason that briefly set the kicker market at about $6.5 million per year, as reported by The Dallas Morning News. By moving decisively to secure Aubrey, the Cowboys have opted for continuity at a position that suddenly carries real strategic weight.
The finer points of the agreement beyond the guaranteed money, including base salaries, incentives and how the cap hits are staggered year to year, are expected to show up in official filings and cap analyses in the days ahead. What is clear right now is that Dallas has turned a potentially fluid situation into long-term certainty: Aubrey is staying put, and every future kicker negotiation around the league now has a fresh benchmark to measure against.
