Deadspin | Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey becomes highest-paid kicker  Nov 23, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa (97) congratulates kicker Brandon Aubrey (17) after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images   The Dallas Cowboys made Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history on Monday, his agents at Athletes First confirmed.  The four-year,  million extension makes him the first kicker to earn  million per season. The deal also includes  million guaranteed, another record for his position.  Aubrey, 31, displaces the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, whose average annual salary is .4 million.  Aubrey earned first-team All-Pro honors as a 2023 rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons   Last season, he made 36 of 42 field goal-attempts (85.7%), including 11 of 17 from 50 or more yards, and 47 of 48 extra-point attempts. For his career, Aubrey is 112 of 127 (88.2%) on field goals with a long of 65 yards, and 126 of 130 (96.9%) on extra points.  A former Notre Dame soccer player who became a first-round MLS draft pick in 2017, Aubrey did not pursue a football career until 2019, after he was released by a second-division USL soccer club. He now holds the NFL record with six career field goals of 60 or more yards.  The Cowboys had placed a .7 million second-round tender on Aubrey last month while trying to work out a long-term extension.  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #Cowboys #Brandon #Aubrey #highestpaid #kicker

Deadspin | Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey becomes highest-paid kicker
Deadspin | Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey becomes highest-paid kicker  Nov 23, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa (97) congratulates kicker Brandon Aubrey (17) after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images   The Dallas Cowboys made Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history on Monday, his agents at Athletes First confirmed.  The four-year,  million extension makes him the first kicker to earn  million per season. The deal also includes  million guaranteed, another record for his position.  Aubrey, 31, displaces the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, whose average annual salary is .4 million.  Aubrey earned first-team All-Pro honors as a 2023 rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons   Last season, he made 36 of 42 field goal-attempts (85.7%), including 11 of 17 from 50 or more yards, and 47 of 48 extra-point attempts. For his career, Aubrey is 112 of 127 (88.2%) on field goals with a long of 65 yards, and 126 of 130 (96.9%) on extra points.  A former Notre Dame soccer player who became a first-round MLS draft pick in 2017, Aubrey did not pursue a football career until 2019, after he was released by a second-division USL soccer club. He now holds the NFL record with six career field goals of 60 or more yards.  The Cowboys had placed a .7 million second-round tender on Aubrey last month while trying to work out a long-term extension.  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #Cowboys #Brandon #Aubrey #highestpaid #kickerNov 23, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa (97) congratulates kicker Brandon Aubrey (17) after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys made Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history on Monday, his agents at Athletes First confirmed.

The four-year, $28 million extension makes him the first kicker to earn $7 million per season. The deal also includes $20 million guaranteed, another record for his position.

Aubrey, 31, displaces the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, whose average annual salary is $6.4 million.


Aubrey earned first-team All-Pro honors as a 2023 rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons

Last season, he made 36 of 42 field goal-attempts (85.7%), including 11 of 17 from 50 or more yards, and 47 of 48 extra-point attempts. For his career, Aubrey is 112 of 127 (88.2%) on field goals with a long of 65 yards, and 126 of 130 (96.9%) on extra points.

A former Notre Dame soccer player who became a first-round MLS draft pick in 2017, Aubrey did not pursue a football career until 2019, after he was released by a second-division USL soccer club. He now holds the NFL record with six career field goals of 60 or more yards.

The Cowboys had placed a $5.7 million second-round tender on Aubrey last month while trying to work out a long-term extension.


–Field Level Media

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Nov 23, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa (97) congratulates kicker Brandon Aubrey (17) after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys made Brandon Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in NFL history on Monday, his agents at Athletes First confirmed.

The four-year, $28 million extension makes him the first kicker to earn $7 million per season. The deal also includes $20 million guaranteed, another record for his position.

Aubrey, 31, displaces the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, whose average annual salary is $6.4 million.

Aubrey earned first-team All-Pro honors as a 2023 rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons

Last season, he made 36 of 42 field goal-attempts (85.7%), including 11 of 17 from 50 or more yards, and 47 of 48 extra-point attempts. For his career, Aubrey is 112 of 127 (88.2%) on field goals with a long of 65 yards, and 126 of 130 (96.9%) on extra points.

A former Notre Dame soccer player who became a first-round MLS draft pick in 2017, Aubrey did not pursue a football career until 2019, after he was released by a second-division USL soccer club. He now holds the NFL record with six career field goals of 60 or more yards.

The Cowboys had placed a $5.7 million second-round tender on Aubrey last month while trying to work out a long-term extension.

–Field Level Media

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Wolverhampton Wanderers was relegated from the Premier League on Monday after West Ham’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace sealed their fate.

The Midlands club is now 16 points behind fourth-bottom West Ham with just five games to go and is mathematically certain to drop down to the Championship.

The Wolves, managed by Rob Edwards since November, have endured a miserable campaign, winning just three league matches from their 33 games to date.

Despite notable recent wins against Aston Villa and Liverpool, they have looked relegation certainties for months and their eight-year stay in the Premier League is coming to an end.

Vitor Pereira, now in charge of Nottingham Forest, started the season in charge of the Molineux club but the Portuguese coach was sacked in early November after a terrible start to the campaign.

Former Middlesbrough boss Edwards was brought in but he had an almost impossible task and has been unable to work a miracle.

Second from bottom Burnley looks certain to join Wolves in the second tier next season. It will be relegated if it loses to title-chasing Manchester City on Wednesday.

Tottenham came agonisingly close to climbing out of the relegation zone on Saturday but conceded a last-gasp equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Brighton.

The north Londoners have not won a Premier League match since December, with new boss Roberto De Zerbi winless in his first two games.

Nottingham Forest and Leeds are also in the relegation battle, but both won at the weekend to pull well clear of the drop zone.

Frank Lampard’s Coventry, currently top of the Championship, on Friday sealed its return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.

Published on Apr 21, 2026

#Wolves #relegated #Premier #League #West #Ham #draws #goalless #Palace">Wolves relegated from Premier League after West Ham draws goalless with Palace  Wolverhampton Wanderers was relegated from the Premier League on Monday after West Ham’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace sealed their fate.The Midlands club is now 16 points behind fourth-bottom West Ham with just five games to go and is mathematically certain to drop down to the Championship.The Wolves, managed by Rob Edwards since November, have endured a miserable campaign, winning just three league matches from their 33 games to date.Despite notable recent wins against Aston Villa and Liverpool, they have looked relegation certainties for months and their eight-year stay in the Premier League is coming to an end.Vitor Pereira, now in charge of Nottingham Forest, started the season in charge of the Molineux club but the Portuguese coach was sacked in early November after a terrible start to the campaign.Former Middlesbrough boss Edwards was brought in but he had an almost impossible task and has been unable to work a miracle.Second from bottom Burnley looks certain to join Wolves in the second tier next season. It will be relegated if it loses to title-chasing Manchester City on Wednesday.Tottenham came agonisingly close to climbing out of the relegation zone on Saturday but conceded a last-gasp equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Brighton.The north Londoners have not won a Premier League match since December, with new boss Roberto De Zerbi winless in his first two games.Nottingham Forest and Leeds are also in the relegation battle, but both won at the weekend to pull well clear of the drop zone.Frank Lampard’s Coventry, currently top of the Championship, on Friday sealed its return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.Published on Apr 21, 2026  #Wolves #relegated #Premier #League #West #Ham #draws #goalless #Palace

Deadspin | Matt Fitzpatrick slips into playoff, beats Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage  Apr 18, 2026; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick eyes his line on two green during the final  round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images   England’s Matt Fitzpatrick birdied the first playoff hole with a 13-foot putt to win the RBC Heritage after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler forced the extra play Sunday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.  Fitzpatrick, whose bogey at No. 18 gave Scheffler new life, won for the second time this year to go with a runner-up finish in The Players Championship. He has four career victories on the tour, including two in this tournament (also 2023).  Fitzpatrick has four top-10 finishes in nine tournaments this year.  Scheffler recorded 67 and Fitzpatrick had 70 in the final round. They each posted 18-under 266s at Harbour Town Golf Links.  Scheffler, who played alongside Fitzpatrick in the final grouping, made up three strokes across the last four holes to force the playoff.  Fitzpatrick posted birdies on two of the first three holes — sinking putts from 10 and 17 feet — and then dialed up pars nearly the rest of the way.  South Korea’s Si Woo Kim’s birdie on No. 15 closed the gap to two strokes. Then Scheffler’s birdie on the 15th also drew him within two shots of Fitzpatrick.  Fitzpatrick saved par on No. 16 after his tee shot was in the rough before Scheffler sank a birdie putt to make it a one-stroke margin.   On the 18th, Fitzpatrick’s first shot rolled into a fairway sand trap. He got out fine, but his chip onto the green stopped about 23 feet from the cup, and he ended up with his first bogey in 29 holes.  The tournament ended in a playoff for the fourth time in five years.  Kim (68) placed third at 16 under. Collin Morikawa (67), Harris English (69) and Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (70) shared fourth place at 13 under. Aberg’s double bogey on No. 16 proved costly.  Bud Cauley (70) was seventh at 12 under.  Michael Kim’s bogey-free 62 marked the best score of the round. That put him at 8 under and tied for 25th place.  Defending champion Justin Thomas posted 66 on Sunday for his only sub-70 round of the tournament. He ended up at 3 over and tied for 77th place.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Matt #Fitzpatrick #slips #playoff #beats #Scottie #Scheffler #RBC #HeritageApr 18, 2026; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick eyes his line on two green during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick birdied the first playoff hole with a 13-foot putt to win the RBC Heritage after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler forced the extra play Sunday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Fitzpatrick, whose bogey at No. 18 gave Scheffler new life, won for the second time this year to go with a runner-up finish in The Players Championship. He has four career victories on the tour, including two in this tournament (also 2023).

Fitzpatrick has four top-10 finishes in nine tournaments this year.

Scheffler recorded 67 and Fitzpatrick had 70 in the final round. They each posted 18-under 266s at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Scheffler, who played alongside Fitzpatrick in the final grouping, made up three strokes across the last four holes to force the playoff.

Fitzpatrick posted birdies on two of the first three holes — sinking putts from 10 and 17 feet — and then dialed up pars nearly the rest of the way.

South Korea’s Si Woo Kim’s birdie on No. 15 closed the gap to two strokes. Then Scheffler’s birdie on the 15th also drew him within two shots of Fitzpatrick.


Fitzpatrick saved par on No. 16 after his tee shot was in the rough before Scheffler sank a birdie putt to make it a one-stroke margin.

On the 18th, Fitzpatrick’s first shot rolled into a fairway sand trap. He got out fine, but his chip onto the green stopped about 23 feet from the cup, and he ended up with his first bogey in 29 holes.

The tournament ended in a playoff for the fourth time in five years.

Kim (68) placed third at 16 under. Collin Morikawa (67), Harris English (69) and Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (70) shared fourth place at 13 under. Aberg’s double bogey on No. 16 proved costly.

Bud Cauley (70) was seventh at 12 under.

Michael Kim’s bogey-free 62 marked the best score of the round. That put him at 8 under and tied for 25th place.

Defending champion Justin Thomas posted 66 on Sunday for his only sub-70 round of the tournament. He ended up at 3 over and tied for 77th place.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Matt #Fitzpatrick #slips #playoff #beats #Scottie #Scheffler #RBC #Heritage">Deadspin | Matt Fitzpatrick slips into playoff, beats Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage  Apr 18, 2026; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick eyes his line on two green during the final  round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images   England’s Matt Fitzpatrick birdied the first playoff hole with a 13-foot putt to win the RBC Heritage after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler forced the extra play Sunday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.  Fitzpatrick, whose bogey at No. 18 gave Scheffler new life, won for the second time this year to go with a runner-up finish in The Players Championship. He has four career victories on the tour, including two in this tournament (also 2023).  Fitzpatrick has four top-10 finishes in nine tournaments this year.  Scheffler recorded 67 and Fitzpatrick had 70 in the final round. They each posted 18-under 266s at Harbour Town Golf Links.  Scheffler, who played alongside Fitzpatrick in the final grouping, made up three strokes across the last four holes to force the playoff.  Fitzpatrick posted birdies on two of the first three holes — sinking putts from 10 and 17 feet — and then dialed up pars nearly the rest of the way.  South Korea’s Si Woo Kim’s birdie on No. 15 closed the gap to two strokes. Then Scheffler’s birdie on the 15th also drew him within two shots of Fitzpatrick.  Fitzpatrick saved par on No. 16 after his tee shot was in the rough before Scheffler sank a birdie putt to make it a one-stroke margin.   On the 18th, Fitzpatrick’s first shot rolled into a fairway sand trap. He got out fine, but his chip onto the green stopped about 23 feet from the cup, and he ended up with his first bogey in 29 holes.  The tournament ended in a playoff for the fourth time in five years.  Kim (68) placed third at 16 under. Collin Morikawa (67), Harris English (69) and Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (70) shared fourth place at 13 under. Aberg’s double bogey on No. 16 proved costly.  Bud Cauley (70) was seventh at 12 under.  Michael Kim’s bogey-free 62 marked the best score of the round. That put him at 8 under and tied for 25th place.  Defending champion Justin Thomas posted 66 on Sunday for his only sub-70 round of the tournament. He ended up at 3 over and tied for 77th place.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Matt #Fitzpatrick #slips #playoff #beats #Scottie #Scheffler #RBC #Heritage

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