Cowboys frantically casting wide net in search for kicking depth

Most special teams coordinators would be pleased to have a kicker with a career field goal percentage of 91.1.

But the issue with Dallas Cowboys kicker Tristan Vizcaino is he’s only attempted 12 field goals in his three-year career, and he’s the only kicker on the Cowboys roster. This is why a bit of desperation could be heard in special teams coordinator John Fassel’s voice over the weekend as he spoke to reporters about the team’s kicking situation as rookie minicamp come to a close.

“Anybody else on Earth who is not on the team right now is under consideration,” Fassel acknowledged. “That’s everyone really. I think we have a lot of different guys that we’re still looking at — XFL, USFL, veterans on the street, younger guys who still haven’t found a way.”

The Cowboys moved on from 33-year-old Brett Maher, the team’s starting kicker last year. Maher made 29 of his 32 attempts during the regular season (90.6 percent), but he missed four extra-point attempts in Dallas’ wild-card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he missed another PAT in a divisional round loss to the San Francisco 49ers.