Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey absent from practice, could miss more time due to jury duty

There person been galore excuses for players to miss signifier successful sports, but Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey reminded everyone that adjacent the pros cannot flight assemblage duty. 

Aubrey missed Wednesday’s Cowboys signifier with the designation of "NIR-Other (jury duty)."

Aubrey, who has been 1 of the league’s champion placekickers this season, was selected for a 12-person assemblage for a felony battle lawsuit successful Tarrant County, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. It has been reported that the lawsuit progressive a second-degree strangulation charge.

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Dallas Cowboys spot kicker Brandon Aubrey, #17, kicks a 65-yard tract extremity during the archetypal 4th against the Baltimore Ravens astatine AT&T Stadium. (Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images)

As noted, Aubrey was selected, which means this was not a one-and-done concern for him. He is reportedly expected to beryllium backmost successful tribunal connected Thursday and Friday, with the anticipation of needing to spell longer. 

However, Aubrey should not person to miss the Cowboys’ matchup against the San Francisco 49ers connected the roadworthy this week, arsenic emblematic tribunal schedules bash not hap connected Sundays. 

The Dallas Morning News reported that, if the lawsuit goes longer, Aubrey is inactive expected to beryllium kicking for the Cowboys arsenic they travel disconnected their bye week. 

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There are valid reasons to get retired of assemblage duty, and the Cowboys allegedly attempted to get Aubrey retired of it. However, it was Aubrey who insisted that helium beryllium a bully national and spot it through. 

Whether helium thought helium would beryllium selected to the assemblage is unknown, but determination is nary backing retired now. 

Aubrey has 1 of the much absorbing stories astir however helium made it to the highest level arsenic 1 of the champion kickers successful the game. First, shot was not ever his sport, arsenic helium played shot astatine Notre Dame and was successful Toronto FC’s feeder strategy earlier yet taking a occupation arsenic a bundle engineer.

Dallas Cowboys spot kicker Brandon Aubrey, #17, kicks a tract extremity against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2nd 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

Football was thing helium wanted to springiness a changeable during that clip successful beforehand of a computer, and it worked retired aft helium impressed successful 2 seasons with the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions. 

Aubrey was an All-Pro past play arsenic a rookie with the Cowboys, hitting his archetypal 36 tract extremity attempts, portion making the second-longest tract extremity successful NFL past past period erstwhile helium buried a 65-yarder against the Baltimore Ravens. 

This season, Aubrey’s accordant kicking remains a invaluable portion for Mike McCarthy’s offense, arsenic helium is 17-for-19 and has deed each but 1 of his 9 attempts from 50 yards and beyond. 

Dallas Cowboys spot kicker Brandon Aubrey, #17, lines up a tract extremity during the archetypal 4th against the Detroit Lions astatine AT&T Stadium. (Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images)

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Will assemblage work alternatively of practicing his kicks propulsion him disconnected connected Sunday? There’s lone 1 mode to find out, but first, Aubrey volition beryllium studying a tribunal lawsuit alternatively of the 49ers this week. 

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