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
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.
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.