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Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey signed a four-year, $28 million contract to become the league’s highest-paid kicker. Aubrey reflected on his path to the NFL after playing professional soccer, noting that his personal kicking coach, Brian Egan, was a vital part of his development.
“I couldn’t have done it without him, obviously I made a commitment to him and to myself financially,” Aubrey said, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. “And as a man, I said I was going to do something. Show up every day and work toward the goal, and he made that same commitment to me. He showed up as much as I did and put as much effort in as I did and helped me get to where I wanted to be.”
Egan said a key part of Aubrey’s development was focusing on consistency.
“It wasn’t about teaching how to swing his leg,” Egan said. “It’s more like, how do I hit the ball the same way? How do I finish the ball the same way? How do we get to our spot with our steps very well. Every kick is a straight kick. It’s the same whether you’re in high school or college, making sure you hit the same spot in college. It’s a big between-the-ears position and instill the confidence and what it takes. You come off when you miss a kick, like that happens to everybody. But how do you respond when you step on the field again?”
Aubrey pointed out that the mechanics of becoming a kicker are built around a “set routine.”
“I had no idea the level of scrutiny you put yourself under as a professional kicker,” Aubrey said. “You put yourself in the same position every time. As a soccer player, the ball is coming at you a million different ways. You never get in a set routine in how you’re going to strike the ball. You have your mechanics based on what you’re trying to accomplish as a kicker. You have to start from square one. You have your steps and finding a way to get into a comfortable position. It’s a repeatable process.”
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley reached out to former Rams RB Todd Gurley to ask for his advice as he seeks to have a bounce-back season in 2026.
“There are a lot of guys that do it in the system right now, but one guy that I’ve been focused on and talked to him a little over Instagram, Todd Gurley, watching his film,” Barkley said, via NFL.com. “Obviously, it’s a little bit different, but the big years that he had when he was playing and he was healthy, the way that he attacked it.”
“It’s a little easier when you don’t have to get ready right after the Super Bowl,” Barkley added. *“The season didn’t go as long as we want, but, yeah, you get a little bit more time to work on yourself. I felt like I was able...
