No deal, no problem at least for now.
As expected, the Dallas Cowboys have slapped a second-round restricted free agent tender on kicker Brandon Aubrey locking him in at $5.7 million for the 2026 season.
The move, reported Saturday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, comes after the two sides were unable to reach a long-term agreement.
The tender essentially keeps Aubrey in Dallas while leaving the door open for other teams to make an offer though any club that signed him would have to surrender a second round pick as compensation, a steep price that will likely keep suitors away.
Aubrey, who has emerged as one of the most accurate kickers in the league since breaking into the NFL was widely expected to be tendered after contract talks stalled.
The second-round designation signals just how highly the Cowboys value him this isn’t a throwaway tender.
For now, Aubrey stays a Cowboy. But with no long-term deal in place expect this storyline to carry into the offseason.
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