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Aubrey fires up Cowboys with 66-yard field goal
LAS VEGAS — Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey knew immediately that he caught the ball well off his right foot.
Aubrey’s 66-yard field goal in the Cowboys’ 27-12 preseason win against the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night would have equaled the NFL record set by Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens on 2021.
“Just kind of feels like nothing’s quite there,” Aubrey said. “Got a little bounce off of your foot, that it sticks onto your foot for like a fraction of a second and then it goes. It kind of shoots off, jumps off your foot. And you know right off the bat it was a good, clean hit.”
In last week’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, Aubrey’s 65-yard attempt was wide and potentially a little short. After the game, coach Mike McCarthy contemplated giving Aubrey a chance at a 72-yarder earlier in the drive but said, “Bones wasn’t feeling it,” referring to special teams coordinator John Fassel.
Trey Lance set up Aubrey’s 66-yarder with a 20-yard run, alertly going to the ground with three seconds left at the Las Vegas 48.
Last year, Aubrey, a former first-round pick by Toronto FC in MLS who only started kicking a few years ago before landing with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL, led the NFL in scoring with 157 points.
He made 36-of-38 field goal tries last season, including a record 35 straight to start a career. From 50 yards plus, he was 10-of-10, including a 60-yarder against the Philadelphia Eagles.
“It’s a great weapon to have when you just got to get to the 50,” McCarthy said.
The kick landed in the net, but it is not clear how far it would have been good from. According to Next Gen Stats, the kick had a field-goal probability of 8%.
“Looked like it had plenty left, that’s for sure,” McCarthy said.
Said Aubrey, “I’m not entirely sure. From back there it’s kinda tough to see.”
Aubrey could tell in pregame warmups the ball was flying pretty good inside Allegiant Stadium.
“Coming out here, there’s no wind, perfect conditions, nice grass field with a little bit of elevation, being in Vegas,” he said. “It’s a good place to play.”
Maybe it’s new dad strength, too.
Minutes after the Cowboys’ lost to the Rams, Aubrey was on a jog to Los Angeles International Airport for a flight home because his wife, Jenn, was about to give birth to their son, Colton.
“The game ended at like 4:39 and I was at the terminal at 5:15 pretty much,” Aubrey said. “I got out there. … I got home at like 12:30 a.m. and we left for the hospital at 4:30. Not a lot of time. That was no sleep, then followed by obviously no sleep the next couple of days. Just catching up and recovering.”
Aubrey returned to Oxnard, California, for training camp in time for Thursday’s practice.
“It’s been hectic,” he said. “It’s been tiring. But, you know, it’s been life changing and exciting. Probably, I would say, the best week of my life.”
When Aubrey returns home from training camp on Thursday, he will have the football and his right cleat as presents for his son.
“The shoe’s about ready to go anyway, so time to retire it,” he said.
So what is Aubrey’s longest kick he has made?
“Messing around on my own? 70 [yards],” he said.
In the regular season, McCarthy might not mess around after Saturday’s showing.
Jeff Kolb and Sam Gannon welcome Cowboys insiders Clarence Hill (All City Dallas) and Calvin Watkins (Dallas Morning News) for a hilarious breakdown of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Giving insight, arguments, and plenty of laughs as two of the best Dallas Cowboys writers in the business go head-to-head on what Dallas should do next.
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New video of Lake Dallas explosion draws focus on order decades ago to remove old plastic pipes
The search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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