The Cowboys’ kicking competition has, at least for now, come to an end. Dallas is moving on from Tristan Vizcaino, reports Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. That leaves only one kicker on the active roster. 
Vizcaino joined the Cowboys in January after incumbent Brett Maher missed four extra points in the team’s wild-card victory. The latter is no longer in the picture, but it was clear that Vizcaino would not be unopposed during the offseason as Dallas looked for a long-term solution at the position.
The 27-year-old has seen game time with four different teams, but his longest stretch of action in one place has been only six games (with the Chargers in 2021). Vizcaino has converted 11 of his 12 career field goal attempts, but he was unable to carry over that success during this offseason. He went a combined 22-for-35 during training camp, as noted (on Twitter) by ESPN’s Todd Archer. That total includes a poor showing during Saturday’s practice As a result, the Cowboys have quickly decided to cut bait.
Today’s move leaves only Brandon Aubrey on the roster at the moment, though he too struggled over the weekend. As Gehlken recently noted, Aubrey (who signed in July after spending time in the USFL) had been the more consistent performer during camp, making it little surprise that he is still in the fold. The 28-year-old has yet to play a regular season NFL game, however, so further moves at the position should be expected.
The Cowboys demonstrated with the Aubrey addition that they are willing to look at options from the XFL and USFL. A number of veterans with considerable NFL experience are still on the market, though, including Robbie Gould, Mason Crosby and Ryan Succop. Dallas currently has just under $19.5MM in cap space, so they will have plenty of spending power if they look to add a more experienced competitor for Aubrey. Vizcaino, meanwhile, will look to find another new opportunity with training camps well underway around the league.
Brandon Aubrey’s stats from the last 2 years with Birmingham Stallions.
Field Goals Made 32 of 36 Pct.88.9%
From 20-29 yards he is 13 of 14
30-39 yards 9 for 9
40-49 yards 10 for 11
From 50+ he is 0 for 2
His career Long is 49 yards
Extra Points Made 57 of 59 Pct. 96.6%
Cowboys have multiple free agent options and the money to spend but they are currently going with this ‘Stallion’.
Teams who go cheap with the kickers get cheap production and cheap results. Happens to a few teams every year. It’s just the wrong position to penny-pinch with.
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I have a feeling Jerry will tell the Cowboys GM to just keep cycling through all the bad kickers out there. Eventually they’ll decide to give Dan Bailey another try…lol.
Dust off Rafael Septien
Cole Murphy
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