Brandon Aubrey’s path to becoming an NFL kicker parallels his new Invisalign campaign.
Before the Dallas Cowboys kicker took the field, he played soccer and then worked as a software engineer. In an exclusive interview with The Sporting News, he explained that his mindset put him on his trajectory to the NFL, which began with staying confident, something that his parents invested in at a young age.
“My parents put a lot of time and money into it, and I didn’t take care of it well enough, and it shifted,” he said of his previous Invisalign aligners. “I’m trying to find a way to invest in my overall well-being, my smile, my confidence, and I think Invisalign, clear aligners, just fit that perfectly for me. So I’m just really excited to work with Invisalign and get going and get my smile back to the way I want it.”
Aubrey credits his wife, Jenn Aubrey, for giving him the idea to pursue becoming an NFL kicker after seeing how being a software engineer wasn’t fulfilling for him.
“My wife could tell that I just wasn’t quite happy doing it, and she kind of pushed me and said, ‘Hey,’ as we’re watching a football game, ‘I think you could do that.’ And that was the moment that gave me the idea to do it,” he recalled.
He quickly learned that his soccer skills came in handy for his future career pivot.
“We just went out to a field and kicked a few balls around,” he continued. “And that day, I was able to make one from 60 without any real training. So that’s when I thought, this is a crazy idea, a long shot, but I’ve got nothing to lose.”
Given that Brandon wasn’t ready to retire as a soccer player, he had to shift his mindset again so that he was prepared to hit the NFL field once he discovered how transferable his soccer skills were to football.
“I’d say it comes from being able to look back at my career as a soccer player and kind of identify the things I didn’t do well that made me have to retire before I was ready to retire,” the Dallas kicker shared. “And that’s just, I was scared on the field of making mistakes. And that’s a mindset that you cannot have as a professional athlete. You’ll be half a second slower than your opponents when thinking about what you can’t do. You won’t take necessary risks that you need to stand out. I wouldn’t go out for a 65-yard field goal if I was scared of making mistakes.”
He then began relaying this mantra back to himself to break out of quickly resetting after an error so that he could continue making his goals, “So that’s something I committed to myself when I started kicking: you’ve already made this mistake once. We’re not going to do it again. You’ve got nothing to lose. You’ve already embarrassed yourself once, so just go out there and kick the ball.”
How Brandon Aubrey’s Partnership with Invisalign Works With His Demanding NFL Schedule
Over 18 weeks, Brandon, who is a vital part of the Cowboys roster, has to make sure that any additions to his personal life can fit into his schedule. From travel games, practice, and everything in between, it doesn’t leave much room in his busy schedule. Luckily, Invisalign makes the cut.
“So Invisalign clear aligners are just a great option for me,” the three-time Pro Bowler explained. “They’re removable, pretty much invisible, which makes them just a great option for me and the doctors I’m working with are doing a great job of kind of sending me home with resources I need to take care of it as I go through a busy day.”
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