11:10pm: Aubrey will receive a $8.25MM signing bonus with his new extension, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. His $1.5MM salary in 2026 and $4.75MM in 2027 are guaranteed, and almost all of his $5.017MM salary for 2028 becomes guaranteed early in the 2027 league year. The deal also contains $250K in active roster bonuses each year with a 2026 cap hit of $3.4MM.
11:24am: The Cowboys have worked out another market-setting extension agreement. Kicker Brandon Aubrey has agreed to a long-term deal with Dallas.
Team and player finalized a four-year extension on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. This will be a $28MM pact, giving Aubrey a position-topping $7MM average annual value. The deal runs through 2030 and includes $20MM guaranteed, which is also a new high mark for kickers. The news is now official.
Aubrey was due to collect $5.77MM in 2026 while playing on the second-round restricted free agent tender. The deadline for RFAs to sign offer sheets recently passed, and with no outside suitors showing interest it was confirmed he would spend at least one more year in Dallas. A long-term deal had been the team’s goal throughout the offseason, although as of one month ago there was still plenty of work to be done on the negotiating front.
Talks heated up over the weekend, according to Schefter’s colleague Jeremy Fowler. He adds Aubrey will collect $10MM in 2026. An extension averaging that much per year had been the target in this case, but Aubrey has still managed to secure a notable payday in line with Dallas’ best offer. The kicker market moved to $6.5MM earlier this offseason, and it has now seen another jump.
Aubrey’s football career only began in 2022 when he took on kicking duties for the Birmingham Stallions. Strong showings in that capacity once again the following year put the former Major League Soccer draftee on the NFL radar. Aubrey joined the Cowboys in 2023 and won out the kicking gig. Since then, he has emerged as one of the league’s best at the position, particularly from long range.
Aubrey, 31, has connected on 88.2% of his field goal attempts during the course of his career, including a remarkable success rate (24-for-27) on attempts of 50 yards or longer. The three-time Pro Bowler has missed just four extra point kicks, and he will be expected to remain a consistent weapon on offense for the Cowboys for the foreseeable future. Maintaining a high-scoring unit will be a goal for Dallas moving forward, and a major commitment to Aubrey will be part of the team’s planning in that regard.
The Cowboys will of course turn their attention to this week’s draft, but today’s news leaves franchise tag recipient George Pickens as the next major in-house priority. A trade is not expected in his case, and a long-term agreement would ensure a presence on Dallas’ offense beyond 2026. In any event, Aubrey will be in the fold for years to come.
Good for Aubrey. He deserves it. This will be the season he hits from 70 in a game
No Jason Garrett around to ice him on a 70 yard attempt…lol.
Very important signing. The man is a machine and is the best kicker in the NFL
He now makes more money per season than most starting running backs
Supply and demand. A good RB is easier to find than a good kicker.
Look at the amount of points he accounts for compared to Javonte Williams or whomever the Cowboys RB will be. Also, consider Joe that at least 1/3 of said points come to put the cowboys in the lead, win or tie the game.
True, but a kicker is rarely hit, much less tackled like Williams, who advances the ball and scored more than most receivers last year.
I like Aubrey and feel he will set the FG distance record, but 5.5 million per year was more than enough.
You’re really undervaluing kickers.
Hahaha!! I didn’t think anyone would ever say that with a straight face.
They can finish sub .500 and out of the playoffs without dumping this much into a luxury position… Yikes
Green with envy, matches your Philly jersey.
Jake Elliott had to take a $1MM pay cut to stay an Eagle. He still costs $5MM – are you even getting what you pay for? Elliott has had two poor seasons in a row.
It’s a semi bet, they can cut elliot after giving him a shot to get right and the cap hit lessens. He has 2 things that Aubrey doesn’t that give him some value .. 2 Superbowl rings which prove he’s got some hope. Kicking 70 yarders in Sept is great too I guess.
I guess his missed XP in the wild card game vs San Fran last year stopped him from a possible 3rd ring. Unfortunately for Elliott, players don’t get paid by how many rings they have …
Elliott is a middle of the road PK. Aubrey is a game changer.
Yeah, if you think that’s why they lost?…. Well have to disagree I’m just saying fir a team as distantly far away as the cowboys this is a luxury
The difference between Aubrey’s and Elliott’s salaries is $2MM per annum. That’s less than the Eagles are paying Marquis Brown and a small amount in NFL contract terms. Aubrey will win more games for the Cowboys this year than Marquis Brown will win for the Eagles. He’s not a luxury, he’s a weapon that few other teams have.
The difference between a very good kicker and an adequate kicker can often be two wins in a season.
Great story. Was sitting on his couch watching football and his wife said he could kick FGs too. Tried out and now is in NFL and one of the best Ks
opponents score six while the cowboys settle for three
Cowboys pay premium for a kicker. Sounds about right.
Jerry loves signing white players to extensions.