Former Dallas Cowboys NFL mascot says job was not on bucket list, shares Rowdy experience as 'face' of brand

Eric Aaberg is a former Dallas Cowboys mascot. Aaberg was "Rowdy" during the 2022-2023 season, and he tells Fox News Digital how he got the role and what fans may not know about mascots.

There's a lot of mystery surrounding the person under a mascot suit. A former college and NFL mascot has put a human face to the character by sharing his experience stepping into the "Rowdy" suit for the 2022-2023 Dallas Cowboys season and how he got there.

"Mascots aren't really known, and I really wanted to change that," Eric Aaberg, a former mascot for the Dallas Cowboys, told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview.

He now uses TikTok to talk about his time being the "face" of the Cowboys and what it was like being Rowdy as a 22-year-old while also balancing life as a college student.

In addition to stepping into the Rowdy costume for events and game days, Aaberg also spent a lot of his time with the organization creating social media content.  (Eric Aaberg Photography)

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Aaberg's road to Rowdy happened by a bit of luck and taking a chance on something new. While he was attending the University of Texas at Dallas, he was approached to join the cheer team and later asked to be the school's mascot, Temoc. 

"Being a mascot was not on my bucket list for college," Aaberg said. 

He was reluctant to accept the role at first but ended up taking on the opportunity and continued to be the mascot for five years. 

Being Rowdy is no small task. There are a lot of other events that the mascot is needed for beyond just game days. (Brad Schloss/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)

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