The Dallas Cowboys have found a diamond in the rough at kicker.
Brandon Aubrey, a 28-year-old rookie, signed a three-year deal with Dallas over the offseason after leaving USFL side Birmingham Stallions.
Once a first-round draft pick by Toronto FC in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, Aubrey made NFL history on Sunday as his team faced their NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles.
Aubrey connected on a 51-yard attempt to give Dallas a 17-14 lead just before the end of the first half, setting an NFL record 19 straight made field goals by a rookie kicker.
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Here's the yardage of each attempt in the order he made them: 21, 38, 35, 21, 55, 26, 30, 49, 27, 26, 23, 23, 33, 50, 32, 39, 58, 27 and 51.
Aubrey was also named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 8 after accounting for 11 points (2-for-2 on field goals, 5-for-5 on PATs) in Dallas' 43-20 win versus the Los Angeles Rams.
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It's quite the turnaround for Aubrey after being released by Toronto in 2017, then again in 2018 when USL side Bethlehem Steel parted ways.
The Notre Dame product ended up being a software engineer in the years since thanks to earning a computer science degree. He even has a LinkedIn profile that has gone viral.
And with Aubrey setting the record, he could surely give his profile a much-needed update.
