GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – The Green Bay Packers officially have a new kicker, and General Manager Brian Gutekunst weighed on the decision to make a change at the position before practice on Wednesday.
According to Gutekunst, who spoke to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky on Wednesday afternoon, the “league did a really thorough investigation, and we leaned on that as we went through it.” Gutekunst further stated that the team also investigated the assault claims, which included speaking to McManus personally along with his agent Drew Rosenhaus about the incident but “felt very good” about the league’s investigation.
McManus (33) was waived by the Washington Commanders before the season began due to allegations from two female flight attendants who say the Super Bowl Champion assaulted them during a team flight to London while he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars last season.