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Report: Packers Release Veteran K Brandon McManus
The move saves about $945,000 against the salary cap and gives rookie Trey Smack a clearer path to the kicking job.
- On Friday, the Green Bay Packers released veteran kicker Brandon McManus, clearing a roster spot for rookie Trey Smack following his selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.
- Green Bay traded two seventh-round picks to select Smack in the sixth round last month, becoming the only NFL franchise to draft a kicker this year.
- McManus's accuracy faced scrutiny after the 31-27 NFC Wild Card Playoff loss to the Chicago Bears, where he missed two field goals and an extra point, leaving 7 points off the board.
- Competition for the starting role now narrows to two players, as Lucas Havrisik remains on the roster to challenge Smack, though Havrisik struggled with extra-point accuracy last season.
- Releasing the veteran saves the Packers about $945,000 against the salary cap, though the team will absorb $4.33 million in dead cap money contributing to $47.6 million weighed down on their roster.
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Packers release veteran kicker Brandon McManus
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers release veteran kicker Brandon McManus, two weeks after they drafted his potential replacement, announced General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Green Bay became the only team to draft a kicker last month when it took Florida’s Trey Smack in the sixth round. The Packers traded away two seventh-round picks to get Smack with the 216th selection. McManus, 34, went 44 of 51 on field-goal attempts and was 6 of 8 from…
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Packers release veteran Brandon McManus after drafting another kicker in 6th round
Veteran kicker Brandon McManus has been released by the Green Bay Packers two weeks after they drafted his potential replacement. The Packers announced the move Friday.
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