Brandon Aubrey’s NFL career got off to an inauspicious start when he scored just 6 minutes, 57 seconds into his first game. It wasn’t what Cowboys fans were hoping for after the team’s former kicker set an NFL record by missing four extra points in a playoff game in January.
But Aubrey has broken things off with Cowboys fans and made peace with them, aiming for a different kind of NFL record.
The rookie kicker hasn’t missed a game since his first PAT attempt, and his 18 field goals are the most without a miss to start his career. Browns kicker Travis Coons also made 18 consecutive field goals in his first season in 2015.
“Yeah, I haven’t thought about it too much. I’m just trying to go out there and do my job,” Aubrey said, via Garrett Podell of CBS Sports. “I’ve done it so far, I would like to continue doing so in the future. I just want to go out and score kicks, so I don’t really care about anything else. ”
Aubrey isn’t your typical NFL rookie.
He did not play college football, instead spending time as a defender on the University of Notre Dame’s football team. He scored a total of 15 goals in 76 games. Toronto FC selected Aubrey in the first round in 2017.
In 2022, after completing his soccer career, Aubrey began his transition to soccer. He made 14 of 15 field goals and 35 PATs, making him the top kicker in the USFL for the Birmingham Stallions, who won the league in 2023.
“I feel like I didn’t come in as a rookie,” Aubrey said. “I feel like a sophomore who played a few years in the USFL, but I know it’s not quite the same.” [as the NFL]. As a kicker, it’s the same thing.you just have to deal with it with your own operations [the snap, hold and kick], but he didn’t feel the same way he did during his rookie year in MLS. I’m more mature. I knew what to expect. I’m ready for what it means to be a professional athlete, but I can’t say that wasn’t the case in my rookie year in MLS. ”
Since Pro Bowler Dan Bailey became the franchise’s all-time leader in field goals made (186), Aubrey has secured his spot with the Cowboys, passing through Brett Maher, Kai Forbath and Greg Zuerlein. .