Brett Maher picked a bad time to forget how to make an extra point, whiffing on four separate attempts in the Cowboys wild card win over the Buccaneers last week.That has invariably put the microscope on his future in Dallas silver-and-blue, with many believing the fourth-year specialist is one more subpar showing away from having his time with America's Team cut short.That's probably harsh. Maher nailed 90. Jason Verrett Jersey 6% of his field goal tries during the regular season. He was practically automatic from short-range, mi sing just three extra points while sinking every FG attempt inside 40 yards.Alas, that's the life as a kicker. Unle s you're Justin Tucker, it very well could be here today, gone tomorrow if the kicks start sailing wide.MORE:With that, The Sporting News examines Maher's contract, one sure to rile up interest as he looks to put his Sunday from hell in the rear Joe Montana Jersey view mirror. In the grand scheme of things, Maher bag isn't particularly heavy. Maher earned just$965,000 in 2022, a far cry from the gaudy numbers kicking luminaries like Tucker, Younghoe Koo and Chris Boswell brought Deebo Samuel Jersey in during the same time frame. His contract expires after this season, so he'll have to renegotiate with Jerry Jones and company or find a new team come next season.In many ways, Maher has been a bargain for The Boys. He was the eighth-most efficient kicker in football this year, finishing with a better succe s rate than Tucker, Koo and Boswell (although Tucker attempted 43 field goals to Maher's 32). He even sank a 60-yarder, which doesn't even qualify for his second-longest field goal ever (Maher hit from 63 and 62-yards in 2019 and 2020, respectively).Per Spotrac, if Maher were to go on the open market today, he would be worth around $3.6 million per year. That would make him the 16th most valuable kicker in Joshua Garnett Jersey the league, just ahead of the Cardinals' Matt Prater.MORE: Maher has quite a way to go before placing himself amongst the titans of the field goal. Tucker is perhaps the greatest kicker in NFL history and he's paid as such, reeling Ahkello Witherspoon Jersey in a cool $6 million a season.RankPlayerAAV1Justin Tucker$6 million2Chris Boswell$5 million3Younghoe Koo$4.85 million4Graham Gano$4.67 million5Daniel Carlson$4.6 million6Ka'imi Fairbairn$4.41 million7Jason Sanders$4.4 millionT-8Brandon McManus$4.3 millionT-8Mason Crosby$4.3 million10Harrison Butker$4.05 millionMaher's salary makes him the 28th-best paid kicker in the league.