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Brandon Aubrey Kicks a 65-yard field goal in the 1st half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n
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Brandon Aubrey was pretty sure that being the kicker for the Dallas Cowboys would exempt him from jury duty.<\/p>\n

He was surprised when he ended up serving on a domestic violence case that lasted a week and resulted in the jury sentencing the defendant to 65 years in prison.<\/p>\n

\u201cEye-opening, long, frustrating, depressing, hearing the story,\u201d Aubrey said on Thursday during an interview with a member of the Cowboys\u2019 media relations team. \u201cThe story was a sad one. I don\u2019t really want to get into all the details of the story, but it was very depressing and dragged on longer than anybody expected it to. So, glad it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aubrey wasn\u2019t in the Dallas locker room during the team\u2019s media availability on Thursday. A team staffer later emailed a transcript of his interview to the media.<\/p>\n

A year ago, Aubrey set an\u00a0NFL\u00a0record as a 28-year-old rookie by making the first 35 kicks of his career. His record streak of eight straight games with at least one field goal of 50 yards or more ended last weekend in a 30-24 loss to San Francisco. The Cowboys (3-4) are set to play against Atlanta (5-3) on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys players in the 1st half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With Aubrey\u2019s anonymity likely lost due to this eventful start to his career, he mentioned that the judge informed everyone during jury selection who he was.<\/p>\n

Aubrey said he has a sister-in-law who is a prosecutor, and she told him that his celebrity status would disqualify him from serving.<\/p>\n

Aubrey, who had postponed his jury summons once but wasn\u2019t allowed to do it again, also believed he had a valid reason to present to the judge\u2014being at the team\u2019s facility to prepare for last weekend\u2019s game in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The judge recognized him by name and said he could come back to discuss any conflicts, Aubrey explained. The next thing he knew, the judge was stating that Aubrey wouldn\u2019t have any conflicts because the court wouldn\u2019t be in session over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could have been more assertive and at that point, everyone knows who I am there, and I don\u2019t want to sound like I think I\u2019m better than anyone else or that I\u2019m above the job,\u201d Aubrey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I kind of sat there quietly and didn\u2019t say anything, which was probably a mistake. I figured at that point still, he\u2019s not going to pick me.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it turned out, Aubrey had to rush to fit in his kicking practice during the week. He didn\u2019t arrive at the facility until close to sundown last Thursday, first battling the sunset and actually kicking in the dark for a while with long snapper Trent Sieg and punter Bryan Anger as his holder.<\/p>\n

Aubrey couldn\u2019t practice comfortably under the lights of the team\u2019s indoor facility because it was being used for a high school game.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t really see where you\u2019re kicking, and for Bryan in particular, trying to catch the snaps, he had a hard time at first tracking the ball and hitting the spot,\u201d Aubrey said. \u201cSo, it was a lot harder, but I really just wanted to get my leg moving and keep my body fresh for game day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brandon Aubrey and Bryan Anger congratulate each other after kicking a 40-yard field goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aubrey wasn\u2019t really tested against the 49ers, making his only field-goal attempt from 29 yards and converting all three extra points.<\/p>\n

A former Major League Soccer prospect who played at a high school in the Dallas area and at Notre Dame, Aubrey got a chance with the Cowboys last year after they scouted him in the USFL.<\/p>\n

When he was trying to catch the attention of professional teams, Aubrey would leave his day job and head straight to local fields to kick. Serving jury duty brought back those memories.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt reminded me a lot of my schedule as a software engineer when I\u2019d work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and then go race down to this area, a local field not too far away, and try to fight the sunset as well,\u201d Aubrey said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve done before.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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