There will be no rematch pitting kicker Brett Maher against his former club this Sunday when the Rams visit AT&T Stadium to take on the Cowboys.
Maher was released by Los Angeles on Tuesday after a rough Week 7 performance that saw him miss two long field goals and an extra-point attempt in a seven-point loss to Pittsburgh.
NFL insider Adam Schefter is reporting that the Rams are planning to sign former Colts kicker Lucas Havrisik to replace Maher. If Havrisik plays Sunday, it will mark his pro debut.
Undrafted out of the University of Arizona in 2022, Havrisik competed for the starting kicking job in Indianapolis last September and was invited back to spend the summer in Colts training camp. He had spent the 2023 regular season thus far on Cleveland’s practice squad.
Maher was ultimately unable to move past the late-season struggles that also cost him his job in Dallas. The 33-year-old had at least one miss in six of his last ten outings, dating back to his infamous meltdown in Tampa. Kicking in the wild-card round of the postseason in January, Maher missed an NFL-record four extra-point tries, making the end of his second stint with the Cowboys a foregone conclusion.
Through seven weeks with the Rams this season, Maher missed six field goals and a PAT.
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Maher’s replacement in Dallas, Brandon Aubrey, has been a revelation. The former Notre Dame soccer star has been a perfect 16-of-16 on field goals with a long of 55 yards. He missed his first extra-point try in Week 1 but has connected on all 12 since. If he makes his next three three-pointers, he will set a new record for consecutive field goals to start an NFL career.
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