The Dallas Cowboys have as good of kicker as there is the NFL this season. Rookie placekicker Brandon Aubrey was 2-2 on field goal attempts for Dallas on Sunday, making him 18-18 on the season. That 18-18 start ties an NFL record for most successful field goal attempts to begin a career.
If you’re here at Fighting Irish Wire then we assume you’re a fairly big Notre Dame football fan. We also assume you know all about Brandon Aubrey’s career playing with the gold helmet.
Except Aubrey didn’t play football at Notre Dame, he only played soccer. Aubrey was a defender for the Irish who scored 15 goals in 76 career games for the Irish.
Aubrey was drafted by Toronto FC of the MLS after his senior year but his professional soccer career lasted just a year. Four years later he gave placekicking a shot and earned a spot on the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions where he made 14 of 15 attempts and all 35 extra point attempts last season.
That strong season led to a tryout with the Cowboys, one that Aubrey ran with, earning the starting kicking job this training camp.
Aubrey is now 18-18 on field goal attempts this year, tying him with Travis Coons of the Cleveland Browns in 2015 for the most successful field goal attempts to begin an NFL career.
Aubrey connected on two field goals Sunday as the Cowboys moved to 5-2 with a 43-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Check out some of the best kicking photos of Brandon Aubrey below.