The Green Bay Packers have moved on from a number of key veterans this off-season. Headlined by Aaron Rodgers, the Packers got significantly younger over the last few months. Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard, Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Adrian Amos, and Mason Crosby will all be suiting up elsewhere in 2023. However, Crosby remains the only one who has yet to sign with a new team. As it turns out, Crosby has been named the top candidate to join one of Green Bay’s biggest rivals.
The Dallas Cowboys Named Top Landing Spot For Former Green Bay Packers Kicker Mason Crosby
Jordan Sigler of Wisconsin Sports Heroics highlighted the Cowboys as the top landing spot for Crosby:
- The Dallas Cowboys released kicker Tristan Vizcaino earlier this month. They’re hoping Brandon Aubrey, who had a successful stint in the USFL, can be their next starting kicker. But he’s not having a great training camp.
According to Nick Shook with the NFL, Aubrey has missed plenty of kicks during training camp this summer:
“Aubrey also didn’t have a great outing on Saturday, missing 2 of 7 field goal attempts during the same practice in which Vizcaino finished with a conversion rate of 50 percent. But as a young kicker, Aubrey’s potential — he made 14 of 15 field goal attempts while kicking for the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions in 2023 — has convinced the Cowboys to proceed with him as their kicker for now.”
Aubrey made his only field goal attempt (29 yards) of the Cowboys’ first preseason game. But he missed one of his three extra points.
The Cowboys are another playoff contender this year. They can’t afford to leave points on the board while playing in the same division as the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. They should consider bringing the native Texan, Crosby, to Dallas for 2023.
Packers Fans React To Crosby Being Named The Top Candidate For the Cowboys
While the Cowboys seemed to have the Packers’ number in the 1990s, it has been the exact opposite over the last decade. Since 2013 the Packers are 5-1 Vs the Cowboys. Still, the rivalry remains strong between the two legendary franchises. If Crosby were to join Mike McCarthy in Dallas, fans wouldn’t react so kindly. In fact, some fans on social media already embracing the idea:
Still scratching my head at the fact that Mason Crosby is not a member of the #DallasCowboys.
— Isaac Simpson (@Isaac__NBA) August 15, 2023
Dallas Cowboys: Former Green Bay #Packers Kicker Mason Crosby Is in High Demand Among Fans of a Team … https://t.co/jV8D0yufpp
— Frances Mills (@Frances51708860) August 8, 2023
I like the way the Cowboys are handling the kicker situation. They’re going to see what Aubrey can do in preseason games and if it doesn’t work out, they’re going to give Mason Crosby $4M to come kick in Dallas. https://t.co/yCC4SnjTNc
— Ernie (@es3_09) August 7, 2023
Quit messing around and get Robbie Gould or Mason Crosby! #DallasCowboys https://t.co/WXWY9wb0BP
— Jason Monohon (@jmonohon) August 5, 2023
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