Green Bay Packers replace kicker Narveson with McManus

(WNFL/LEARFIELD) – The Green Bay Packers have themselves a new kicker.

The team signed Brandon McManus and released Brayden Narveson who had missed 5 field goals over the first 5 weeks of the season.

McManus aid that he’s glad to get the opportunity in Green Bay.

McManus said that once the NFL made its ruling, he was hopeful some team would give him a chance.

He said that the Packers are the team he wanted to go to.

McManus said that he’s hoping to stick around and make Green Bay his home.

As for the kicking game, McManus said that he doesn’t anticipate any issues with the kicking operation

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst talked about what made him comfortable signing McManus.

Gutekunst discussed the NFL talking with 30 people, but not McManus’s two accusers.

Gutekunst said that he discussed the issues with Brandon McManus personally.

McManus (6-3, 201), an 11th-year player from Temple, was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

He has spent time with the New York Giants (2014), Denver Broncos (2014-22), Jacksonville Jaguars (2023) and Washington Commanders (2024), appearing in 161 regular-season games and four postseason contests.

In the regular season, McManus has made 253 of 311 field goals (81.4 pct.) with a long of 61 yards and has connected on 312 of 321 extra points (97.2 pct.). He ranks No. 4 in the NFL in field goals (253) and points scored (1,071) since 2014 and ranks No. 3 in the league over that span in field goals of 50-plus yards (45). McManus led the NFL with 28 field goals of 50-plus yards over the last four seasons (2020-23).

He has made all 10 field goals and all three extra points in the postseason. Of his 750 kickoffs, 543 have resulted in touchbacks (72.4 pct.) in the regular season and 16 of 21 postseason kickoffs went for touchbacks (76.2 pct.). McManus will wear No. 17 for the Packers.