Talks regarding a Brandon Aubrey extension date back several months. No agreement has been reached, and the Cowboys have little need to aggressively pursue one with their standout kicker at this point. 
Earlier this week, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reported an offer worth around $7.5MM had been submitted. A correction issued on Thursday indicates Dallas’ best offer to date is actually just under $7MM. The latter figure would still be sufficient to make Aubrey (who turns 31 next month) the NFL’s highest-paid kicker on an annual basis.
Setting the market is a logical target in this case. Aubrey has proven to be one of the league’s best performers at the position during his three-year Cowboys career. Regularly connecting on long-range kicks, Aubrey’s range has made him an obvious candidate for a major raise. Harrison Butker currently leads the way in terms of kicker compensation with an AAV of $6.4MM.
Aubrey is a pending restricted free agent, meaning he will not test the open market the way many of Dallas’ other players on expiring deals will in March. The Cowboys have the option using an RFA tender in this case; the second-round tender would carry a projected cost of $5.81MM. Confirming a gap has long existed between team and player during negotiations, Clarence Hill Jr. of All City DLLS reports the Cowboys are “comfortable” placing the second-round tender on Aubrey if it proves necessary.
Per Hill, Dallas does not plan to increase its offer, an understandable stance given the fact the tender resides as a fallback option. He adds Aubrey’s agent Todd France shut down negotiations until this week’s Combine upon learning the Cowboys would not be willing to meet an asking price of $10MM per season in this case. Despite the ongoing disconnect, Watkins notes discussions between the sides are still “not considered acrimonious.”
Players who receive an RFA tender can be subject to offer sheets from outside teams. Should a player sign an offer sheet, their parent team has the opportunity to match it. In this case, the Cowboys would receive a second-round pick in the event they were to apply the second-round tender and not match an Aubrey offer sheet.
Wise move by the team. Aubrey is quite good and has tremendous range but if another team signs him to an offer sheet Dallas may be tempted by that 2nd round pick since they do not currently have one.
Could that 2nd rounder net them another piece of the puzzle for Christian Parker’s defense?
Good call. Either match it or if he wants more and signs and offer sheet get the 2nd round pick. Nobody is giving up a premium pick for a kicker. Unless, the owners name ends with Davis?!?!?lol
Dallas is in the drivers seat on this one. Can’t believe it because every player in the last few years has gotten their way. I think 7 milli is too high for a kicker but this one would deserve the 7. Just can’t be more than that. And please, stop me with the inflation crap YOU ARE A KICKER!
An all pro kicker in Dallas is whipped cream on 💩
Dude is delusional if he thinks anyone is giving him $10 mil per.
Who remembers Danny White? 3 & out at QB, then punted for the Cowboys!
I dont remember him but I do remember the great Tom Tupa!
Never heard of Tom! Google Danny. He was Dallas’ QB/punter early 80’s.
Javonte about to get $8M per year and this guy wants $10M. Not going to happen.