Dallas Cowboys Sign Brandon Aubrey to Record-Breaking Kicker Contract

The Dallas Cowboys reached an agreement with kicker Brandon Aubrey on a four-year extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history.

A source indicated the contract features an $8.25 million signing bonus. Previously, the Houston Texans signed Ka'imi Fairbairn to a deal averaging $6.5 million per year, setting the prior record for average annual salary.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker held the record for guarantees at $17.75 million.

He was a first-round pick by Toronto FC in Major League Soccer in 2017, following his time on Notre Dame's soccer team. Aubrey had no prior competitive kicking experience before the Stallions. Since entering the NFL, he has earned Pro Bowl selections in each of his three seasons.

Career Statistics

Aubrey holds the NFL record for most field goals from 60 yards or more, with six successful attempts. His career field goal success rate stands at 88.2%, with 112 makes out of 127 attempts. In the 2025 season, he converted 36 of 42 field goal tries, an 85.7% rate, with all six misses from 51 yards or longer.

Last season, he made 11 of 17 attempts from 50 yards or more. His longest career field goal is 65 yards.

A source reported the team's offer was near $7 million per year, while Aubrey's agents sought around $10 million. The market for restricted free agents closed last week without any team submitting an offer sheet for Aubrey.

Quarterback Dak Prescott, also represented by Todd France, signed a four-year extension in 2024 averaging $60 million per year, making him the highest-paid at his position. Left guard Tyler Smith received a deal last summer averaging $24 million annually, briefly the highest for interior offensive linemen, before Las Vegas Raiders center Tyler Linderbaum topped it at $27 million this year.

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is the fourth-highest-paid receiver at $34 million per year from his 2024 deal.

3 million franchise tag, but a long-term deal would make him among the highest-paid receivers. The Cowboys nearly had the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history last year with pass rusher Micah Parsons, but he was traded a week before the 2025 season started to the Green Bay Packers and signed a four-year extension worth $188 million.