Brett Maher

Brett Maher is a former professional football placekicker and punter who is now Nebraska’s special teams coordinator. As of September 15, 2026, he is in his third season on the Nebraska coaching staff and his first as special teams coordinator, after serving as a special teams analyst in 2024 and an assistant special teams coach in 2025. His coaching work includes developing Nebraska’s place-kickers and punters.

Born November 21, 1989, Brett Maher is from Kearney, Nebraska, and played at the University of Nebraska. Listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds, he handled both placekicking and punting for the Cornhuskers. Maher earned Big Ten honors in both roles, including Big Ten Kicker of the Year and Big Ten Punter of the Year recognition in 2011, and Big Ten co-Kicker of the Year honors in 2012. He also earned a degree in secondary education with a mathematics emphasis.

Maher entered the NFL as an undrafted signing by the New York Jets in 2013 and later played in the Canadian Football League before establishing himself in the NFL. He became known for long-range kicking and served as Dallas’s primary kicker during multiple seasons, later appearing with Denver and the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams released him on October 24, 2023. Nebraska’s 2026 staff biography describes his professional playing career as concluded, so current references should identify Maher as a college coach rather than an active NFL player.