PLANO, Texas — Editor's note: The story attached to this story first aired in October 2023

Brandon Aubrey says he doesn’t want to imagine what his parents are thinking before he kicks a field goal. Any thought of their nerves might mess with his head, and the Dallas Cowboys can’t spare his focus.

It’s no matter. Jeff and Donna Aubrey’s Plano living room is mostly filled with confidence on game days.

“He’s really level-headed,” Jeff Aubrey said of his son. “He’s grounded. He knows what he’s doing and I think he’s going to have a long career kicking.”

Technically, Aubrey’s football career will be shorter than most NFL kickers’ no matter how long he plays professionally. He didn’t play football in college or high school.

Before the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions drafted him in 2022, Au

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