The Green Bay Packers delivered a thorough beatdown of the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6. With the win the team improved to 4-2 on the season. Second-year starter Jordan Love is on fire, throwing four touchdown passes in back-to-back games and the team received positive injury updates on its receivers. Everything was looking up for the Packers with one exception. Green Bay’s kicking game has been lacking all season.
On Wednesday, the Packers officially made a change, dropping rookie kicker Brayden Narveson and signing Brandon McManus. The 12-year veteran had agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders during the preseason but was released when sexual assault allegations from his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars surfaced.
However, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst stressed the organization’s efforts to vet the longtime Broncos’ kicker before offering him a contract. Gutekunst said the team relied on the league’s investigation while also conducting their own research into the allegations against McManus, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Gutekunst wanted to hear about the accusations directly from McManus.
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