Cowboys Bring in Kris Brown to Compete With David Buehler for Kicking Job

by David ElfinFiled under: Cowboys, NFC EastSix days after David Buehler ruined the Cowboys' Christmas by missing an extra point that would've at least allowed Dallas to reach overtime at Arizona, the team signed veteran competition for the first-year field goal kicker heading into next season. The new Cowboy is Kris Brown, who kicked for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999-2001 before signing with the expansion Houston Texans in 2002. Brown lasted eight seasons with the Texans before being beaten out by fellow veteran Neil Rackers this summer. Brown, 34, was near-perfect in three games for the San Diego Chargers this season when Nate Kaeding was hurt, nailing all eight of his extra point attempts and going 4-for-4 on field goal tries under 50 yards. The 23-year-old Buehler, who debuted as a kickoff specialist in 2009, has a .774 field goal percentage (24-of-31), the third-lowest of any of the NFL's 15 highest-scoring kickers. He's also the only one of the top 25 to ...