From an out-of-work soccer player at 23 to an NFL All-Pro rookie at 28, Brandon Aubrey has kicked a path all his own.
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The powerful leg that would catch the eye of one of the most famous pro teams in the world was apparent during his time in South Bend. Aubrey, a long and lean 6-foot-3, 207-pound defender, regularly stepped up to take corner kicks and penalty kicks, something a team’s top-scoring striker often does. During his senior year, Aubrey blasted a game-winning goal from 30 yards away in extra time to beat then No. 4-ranked Stanford.by Toronto FC.
While the couple watched an NFL game together one Sunday, a placekicker in the game nailed a field goal. “You could do that,” Jenn said to Brandon. A number of reports have stated that Jenn made the comment after a kicker had missed a field goal. Over the phone from Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California, recently, Brandon Aubrey wanted to set the record straight.
Brandon Aubrey’s skepticism soon turned to at least a modicum of optimism when he and Jenn went to a high school near their home in North Texas to test his leg on a football rather than a soccer ball. After a few test kicks, he banged one through the uprights from 60 yards away. Egan pointed out that there are only 32 of the jobs that Aubrey wanted available — a particularly challenging goal to reach. The fact that Aubrey has a cannon where most of us have a right foot is only part of the equation for success. Perhaps more important than having Aubrey train merely by kicking a bunch of field goals, he needed to develop a new type of muscle memory.
It took a while, but in 2022, less than three full years after his couch conversation with Jenn, Aubrey got the chance to put some pro football on his resume. He was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL, a spring football league with a number of former college stars as well as players with NFL experience. So long for now, short-lived computer science career.
Aubrey’s miss was a rare low point in the game for the ’Boys, who dominated the New York Giants in a 40–0 victory. It didn't take long for Aubrey to know where he went wrong, however. Before the kick attempt, he had gotten out of his rhythm. He didn't follow his process. His process involves keeping up with the time on the clock and the distance to a first down or to the goal line as well as kicking balls into the net on the sideline once the team gets into field goal range. Once he trots onto the field to attempt a field goal or extra point, the process becomes more mental, he said. Some key breathing techniques help to put him where he needs to be while he zeroes in on the steps in between where he’ll start his approach and where he’ll meet the ball.
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