Brett Maher

Brett Maher

34-Year-Old KickerK
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After struggling with accuracy early in his career, Maher put it all together in 2022 and went 29-for-32 on field goals and 51-for-53 on PATs in Dallas, tying for third among kickers in fantasy scoring. He also hit 9 of 11 tries from 50-plus yards, showing off the leg strength that afforded him multiple chances even when he struggled with accuracy early in his career. The Cowboys, however, were content to move on, and Maher eventually signed with the Broncos before they released him in late August. He joined the Rams' practice squad shortly thereafter and appears likely to kick for them Week 1. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a contract with the Rams in January of 2024.
Struggles with misses in 2023
KLos Angeles Rams
January 15, 2024
Maher connected on 17 of 23 field-goal attempts and 13 of 15 PATs during the 2023 regular season.
ANALYSIS
In replacing long-time kicker Matt Gay, Maher's first run as the Rams' starting kicker lasted seven games, coming to a close after a Week 7 contest against the Steelers in which he missed two field goals and a PAT. The veteran kicker was released and replaced by Lucas Havrisik, who also failed to make an impact and was waived in Week 17 after five missed field goals and three missed PAT's of his own in nine games. Maher signed back with the Rams before a Week 18 contest against the 49ers and ended up missing an extra point in his return. Maher, an unrestricted free agent in 2024, did put up a perfect performance during Sunday's wild-card loss to the Lions in which he contributed three field goals and two extra points, but he likely won't return to a Rams team that will look to find a more reliable option to handle kicking duties, perhaps via the draft.
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Gets look with Broncos
KFree Agent
May 23, 2023
Maher will work out with the Broncos on Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
ANALYSIS
Maher was impressive for much of the 2022 season with the Cowboys, though that was quickly forgotten after he went 1-for-5 on extra-point attempts in a wild-card matchup against the Buccaneers. Denver is in need of some help at the position after releasing long-time kicker Brandon McManus on Tuesday. Even if it's not with the Broncos, there's a strong chance Maher finds a home prior to the start of training camp.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Maher, who the Cowboys signed in August, previously played for Dallas in 2018-19, converting 49 of 66 field-goal attempts (74.2 percent) and 68 of 69 PATs (98.6 percent). He made kicks from 62 and 63 yards during that time, but the inconsistency largely overshadowed his leg strength.
Maher had a league-high 10 missed field goals in 2019, eventually getting cut by Dallas after Week 14. He converted all of his extra-point attempts, and he's made 10 of 15 kicks from 50-plus yards in two seasons, but was unable to beat out Sam Ficken for the kicking job in New York.
The 29-year-old Maher finally got his shot in the NFL last year and responded with a solid campaign. He missed two kicks from 30-39 yards and four from 40-49, but made up for it by converting six of seven from 50-plus yards. Maher's strong work on extra-point attempts alleviates some of the concern about accuracy, and he'll have plenty of kicking opportunities if Dallas maintains its late-2018 momentum.
After spending last season in the CFL as a combo kicker/punter, Maher will provide some competition in camp for Cowboys' incumbents Dan Bailey and Chris Jones. Bailey's back issues in 2017 make him slightly more vulnerable, but in all likelihood Maher is just auditioning for other teams in case an injury strikes.
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Misses extra-point try in return
KLos Angeles Rams
January 8, 2024
Maher connected on one of two extra-point attempts during Sunday's 21-20 victory against San Francisco.
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Signs with Rams
KLos Angeles Rams
January 1, 2024
Maher signed with the Rams on Monday after being released by the team Oct. 24, Greg Beacham of the Associated Press reports.
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Let go by Rams
KFree Agent
October 24, 2023
Los Angeles released Maher on Tuesday.
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Struggles with three missed kicks
KLos Angeles Rams
October 23, 2023
Maher connected on one of three field-goal attempts and missed his only PAT attempt during Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Steelers.
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Makes FG in all four quarters
KLos Angeles Rams
October 16, 2023
Maher connected on all four field-goal attempts and both of his PATs during Sunday's 26-9 victory against the Cardinals.
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