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Cowboys news: Brett Maher has done enough to earn the week one starting job

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When training camp started, the two candidates for the job were Jonathan Garibay and Lirim Hajrullahu. The winner of the competition is... Brett Maher.

The experiment worked as Maher hit multiple game winners and set a new franchise record with a 62-yarder against the Eagles. But unfortunately, Brett’s accuracy plummeted from over 81% that year to just 67% in 2019. Dallas cut him that December and brought in Kai Forbath to finish the season.