Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey makes NFL history with eye-popping kicker feat vs Eagles
In the NFL, the kicker position doesn’t exactly get a lot of attention. Field goals are, after all, typically a team’s last-ditch attempt to score points when they are unable to secure a favourable position on the field. Three points are still three points, though, and Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey proved why he is a vital member of the club on Sunday night in a battle against the Philadelphia Eagles, who have the best record in the league.
Through Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the official NFL Twitter (X) account reports that the 28-year-old kicker for the Cowboys is the only person in history to convert a 59- and 60-yard field goal in the same game. In the whole history of the sport, just 34 kickers have made a field goal of more than sixty yards; Aubrey’s performance is nothing short of exceptional. Of those 34 players, 24 have made the feat.
So for Brandon Aubrey to make a 59-yard field goal in addition to entering the 60-yard club is a phenomenal feat, and the Cowboys have benefitted from it immensely during their Sunday night battle against the Eagles. The Cowboys have had a great two-way game to this point, and the six points Aubrey put on the board with those two amazing kicks have helped them take a commanding lead over the Eagles with around 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The journey Aubrey took to becoming an NFL kicker is certainly something to behold. A multi-sport athlete back in his collegiate days, Aubrey decided to go professional in soccer, with Toronto FC of the MLS taking him as the 21st overall pick of the 2017 SuperDraft. Aubrey, however, flamed out quickly, and by 2018, his soccer career was already over.
However, he trained as a placekicker from 2019 to 2022. Brandon Aubrey was the starting kicker for the Birmingham Stallions, the two-time USFL champions, in 2022 and 2023. As seen by his achievements in his limited NFL career thus far, he is developing into one of the league’s top special teams players after his USFL success landed him a deal with the Cowboys.
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