Ken Willis

He earned the starting job over Luis Zendejas in preseason, becoming the first rookie to kick for the club since Efren Herrera in 1974.

He was left unprotected in Plan B free agency after accepting a $25,000 advance on his salary and agreeing verbally with the Cowboys that he would not sign with any other team.

After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost Steve Christie in a similar situation, they targeted Willis as their replacement and convinced him to sign a two-year deal potentially worth more than $800,000 (including a $100,000 signing bonus),[1] leaving the Cowboys scrambling for a kicker.

In 1992, after struggling (8 of 14 field goals made) and missing 3 critical attempts during a 7 games span, he was replaced with Eddie Murray and released on November 10.

[2] On November 21, 1992, he signed with the New York Giants to replace an injured Matt Bahr (sprained right knee).

The next year, he suffered a career-ending stress fracture in his left leg during training camp and was waived injured on July 27, 1993.