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Report: Packers release veteran K Brandon McManus

By Thomson Reuters May 8, 2026 | 12:23 PM

The Packers released veteran kicker Brandon McManus on Friday, ESPN reported.

Green Bay ​drafted Florida kicker Trey ‌Smack in the sixth round last month.

McManus, 34, made 24 of 30 field goals and ‌32 ​of 33 extra ⁠points in his ⁠second season with the Packers in 2025.

He missed both of his field-goal attempts (55 ​and 44 yards) in a 31-27 wild-card playoff ⁠loss at rival ⁠Chicago.

A Super Bowl 50 ​champion with Denver, McManus played ​nine seasons with the Broncos (2014-22) ‌and one with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2023) before joining the Packers.

McManus ranks fifth among ⁠active players in points (1,265) and fifth in field goals made (297). He ⁠has ‌made 51 field goals ⁠of 50-plus yards, ​including ‌a career-long 61-yarder in ​2021.

Smack, 22, ⁠converted 53 of 64 field goals (82.8%) and 100 of 101 PATs during his four seasons with the Gators.

–Field ​Level Media