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• Green Bay’s Kicking Competition Is Over Before It Began
Just weeks after the 2026 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers made a move many fans longed for following the season’s end. The Packers released kicker Brandon McManus on Friday, clearing some cap space but, more importantly, paving the way for sixth-round rookie Trey Smack to earn the placekicking job....2026
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• Packers release K Brandon McManus

General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Friday...2026
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• After releasing Brandon McManus, Packers hope sixth-round rookie with Mason Crosby ties solves kicking problem

Trey Smack has trained with former NFL kicker Matt Stover, who also mentored Crosby...2026
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• ‘Looks Even More Idiotic’ — NFL World Reacts To Packers Releasing Super Bowl Champion After Paying $1M Bonus
The Packers released kicker Brandon McManus after paying him a $1M bonus in March, and analysts reacted to Green Bay's bold decision....2026
• The Piss Boys Have A Special Teams Problem
The Green Bay Packers might be the team most acquainted with special teams playing a massive role in heartbreaking postseason losses, at least in the last 15 years, but they’ve got company. Two weeks after Brandon McManus‘ leg failed to help the Packers reach the Divisional Round, special teams played a big part in the Los Angeles Rams losing the conference championship....2026
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• What Are Green Bay’s Options If They Move On From Brandon McManus?

There’s an old saying: The more things change, the more they stay the same. That phrase perfectly describes the state of the Green Bay Packers’ special teams under Matt LaFleur. Despite multiple attempts to fix the unit, the results have largely remained unchanged....2026
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• What Happened to Brandon McManus? A Look at the Packers Kicker’s Injury and Recent Struggles
Brandon McManus battles a quad injury and inconsistency as Lucas Havrisik’s record 61-yard field goal keeps the Green Bay Packers’ kicking job under scrutiny....2025
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• What Happened to Brandon McManus? A Look at the Packers Kicker’s Bizarre Injury and Replacement Lucas Havrisik
Packers kicker Brandon McManus suffers bizarre injury, prompting Lucas Havrisik to step in, here’s a full look at what happened and the impact....2025
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• Pack's McManus doubtful; Havrisik likely to kick
Lucas Havrisik, who has not kicked for the Packers since Week 6, is likely to handle kicking duties against the Giants with starter Brandon McManus doubtful with a quad injury....2025
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• WR Matthew Golden, K Brandon McManus active for Green Bay | Packers-Steelers inactives

DL Devonte Wyatt also returns from knee injury...2025
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• Will the Giants have a real placekicking competition?

Jude McAtamney | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Does Jude McAtamney have a chance to unseat Graham Gano? Watch Jude McAtamney and Graham Gano kick during New York Giants practices, and it is crystal clear that the 25-year-old McAtamney has a stronger leg, probably much stronger, than the 38-year-old Gano. Gano is a 16-year veteran who has had a a number of serious leg injuries during hi...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: Kickers

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Take a look at the free agents at the safety position. Kickers always seem to make a big difference in a game, but they aren’t usually highly valued on the free agency market. There are a couple notable placekickers hitting the market this year, including one of the most automatic of recent years. We polled a group of writers from around SB Nation to gather con...2025
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• Eagles vs. Packers Wild Card: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Highlights and lowlights from Philadelphia’s playoff win. There was a moment, about midway through the third quarter, when national TV cameras caught Jalen Hurts sitting on the bench as the Green Bay Packers were driving. Hurts was looking sideways, seemingly oblivious to what was happening on the field. It was not just Hurts. He appeared to embody the entire Ea...2025
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• What’s changed for the Eagles and Packers since they last played each other?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images A closer look at this Week 1 rematch. 129 days. That’s what separates the Philadelphia Eagles’ Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday from these two teams previously meeting back in Week 1. The Eagles emerged victorious in that one, edging out the Packers by a final score of 34 to 29. While the Birds will be looking for a simi...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 25: Vikings Keep Control of Their Destiny

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Another one for the favorite team of cardiac surgeons everywhere The first time the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers met this season, the Vikings got out to a big lead early and had to hold on to win at the end of the game. On Sunday, with the NFC North and the #1 seed in the NFC hanging in the balance for the Vikings, it happened again. And th...2024
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• Justin Tucker has earned grace; other kickers have come back from bad seasons

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images If any kicker has earned the benefit of the doubt, it’s Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker. The sports world felt Justin Tucker was infallible. He was the exception to the rule. For more than a decade, Justin Tucker did what few —if any— could ever do. From his rookie season when he knocked through a double overtime game-winner in the subzero weather of...2024
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• Returning Javonte Williams, leaner Russell Wilson highlight day one of Broncos OTAs
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Denver Broncos are back on the field in preparation for the 2023 NFL season, and along with a participating Javonte Williams and toned up Russell Wilson, several Broncos made themselves known on day one of OTAs Day one of Denver Broncos organized team activities (OTAs) is in the books, and the start of the Sean Payton era for the team presented some pretty p...2023
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• Brandon McManus named Week 14 NFLPA Community MVP

McManus launched a Helping for the Holidays program to help local restaurants and families in Denver....2020
• Brandon McManus named this week’s NFLPA Community MVP
The NFLPA has named Broncos kicker Brandon McManus their Community MVP for this week. McManus is being recognized for launching a relief program for people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through his Project McManus foundation. The effort provided $15,000 to three Colorado restaurants struggling to make it through these challenging times and $15,000 to cover [more]...2020
• McManus' Mile High Menu: Series recap
After a two-month journey through some of the finest restaurants Denver has to offer, kicker Brandon McManus wraps the series up with a recap of his favorite dishes from each visit....2016
• Monday Morning Hangover: AFC and NFC Finalists All Have Their Flaws
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"Safety Kareem Jackson will join Justin Simmons, Russell Wilson, Courtland Sutton and Brandon McManus as part of the team’s leadership core."

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"Brandon McManus hit the ensuing extra point and the Broncos are up 10-9 on the Bengals."

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"Broncos sign kicker Brandon McManus to a four-year extension reportedly worth more than $17 million"

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"Brandon McManus figured conditions were perfect for him to make history"

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"Brandon McManus made the field goal, but fans in Denver booed the decision."

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"Broncos sign Brandon McManus to new four-year deal"

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"Broncos kicker Brandon McManus wants to see it for himself."

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"Two game-winning field goals earns kicker Brandon McManus AFC Special Teams Player of the Month."

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"The Broncos re-signed kicker Brandon McManus and waived punt returner Isaiah Burse."

• New York Jets Pre-Free Agency Mock Offseason

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images What should the Jets do this offseason? As the clock ticks down to the legal tampering period on later today, the New York Jets stand at the precipice of a new era, their off-season odyssey poised to unfold in a flurry of free agency moves and draft-day dreams. In the quiet hours before the chaos, anticipation hums through the air, a palpable pulse of possi...2025
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• Pre-Free Agency Mock Offseason

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images As the clock ticks down to the legal tampering period on later today, the New York Jets stand at the precipice of a new era, their off-season odyssey poised to unfold in a flurry of free agency moves and draft-day dreams. In the quiet hours before the chaos, anticipation hums through the air, a palpable pulse of possibility for a franchise eager to rewrite ...2025
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• Jaire Alexander to Brandon McManus: Which free agents should Packers keep or let go?
Green Bay doesn't have many big free agent decisions to make, but those big ones will be key....2025
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• NFL playoffs, free agency: 6 free agents from Eagles vs Packers the Browns could pursue

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images NFL free agency is months away but the NFL playoffs are rolling so a few free agents Browns fans should watch Being a fan of the Cleveland Browns was not a not fun, apathy-ridden and crappy experience in 2024. It isn’t all doom and gloom going forward and Browns fans are once again engaged in what is going on with the team. The expectations that QB Deshaun Wats...2025
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• What’s changed for the Eagles and Packers since they last played each other?
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• Fantasy waiver options to consider with Harrison Butker out for a month

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Chiefs will be without kicker Harrison Butker for at least a month. We break down the fantasy football implications. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker suffered a left knee injury and is expected to miss upwards of a month, per Tom Pelissero. He could end up on injured reserve, but even if he does not, he will not be back until December at the ...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/16: Mailbags, report cards, injury updates, and more!

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Read! How has the mini-bye been treating y’all? Have you taken the time to step back and reassess our 2024 Seattle Seahawks team? Reviewed expectations, maybe recalibrated your perspective, for better or worse? Well, it’s not long until our squad is tested once again. The season’s schedule presents a multitude of challenges, and a road game against...2024
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• New York Giants need a new placekicker

Randy Bullock (46) with the Giants last season. | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Graham Gano expected to miss a few weeks; Could the Giants reunite with Randy Bullock? Placekicker Graham Gano, who suffered a hamstring injury on the first play of Sunday’s loss to the Washington Commanders, will likely be sidelined “a few weeks,” New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said on Monday. ...2024
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• Jaguars ST Coordinator Heath Farwell talks roster cuts, Cam Little, & injury impacts to teams units

Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Jaguars’ Special Teams Coordinator spoke with the assembled media before Thursday’s practice. Here are a few takeaways from what he had to say. With the Jacksonville Jaguars, roster now cut down from 91 to 53 players, Special Teams Coordinator Heath Farwell made his first media appearance to discuss the final assembled roster and what he has seen from his unit...2024
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• What Are Green Bay’s Options If They Move On From Brandon McManus?
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• Packers kicking meltdown: Brandon McManus reacts after missing three kicks in shocking playoff loss to Bears

Green Bay kicker cost his team seven points on missed kicks...2026
• Best Kicker for Fantasy Football 2025: Early Week 11 Rankings Include Brandon McManus, Tyler Loop, Jake Elliott
These overlooked kickers could deliver huge fantasy points this week against defenses that have struggled to contain opposing offenses....2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - P & K

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The last individual position rankings. With the offensive and defensive position rankings complete, the kicker and punter edition is the last one left. For this, I will first be focusing on the kicker rankings, then I will do the punter rankings right after. For the kickers, I will be presenting the stats for why these teams/players/divisions are in their respec...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: Kickers
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• Eagles vs. Packers Wild Card: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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• NFL playoffs, free agency: 6 free agents from Eagles vs Packers the Browns could pursue
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• What’s changed for the Eagles and Packers since they last played each other?
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• Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 25: Vikings Keep Control of Their Destiny
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• Justin Tucker has earned grace; other kickers have come back from bad seasons
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• Eagles vs. Packers Wild Card: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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• McManus has last word as Jaguars fall to Packers at home, 27-30

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Jaguars fell to the Packers at home, with their former kicker landing the fatal blow. The Jacksonville Jaguars came up short at EverBank Stadium on Sunday in an exciting but maddening 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Former Jaguars and current Packers kicker Brandon McManus was 3 for 3 on his extra points and 3 for 3 on field g...2024
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• Jaguars vs Bills: This week in Jaguars history

Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images The Jaguars and Bills have played each other 19 times, and the Jaguars lead the series 10-9. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills have played each other 19 times, and the Jaguars lead the series 10-9. Still hoping to manifest a win, let’s take a brief look at the Jaguars beating the Bills on the road. Wild Card Playoff: at Rich Stadium on December...2024
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• Jaguars vs Falcons: This week in Jaguars history

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The Jaguars and Falcons have played each other nine times during the regular season, and the Falcons lead the series 5-4 To close out the preseason, the Jacksonville Jaguars will face off against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, August 23rd in Atlanta. The Jaguars and Falcons have played each other nine times during the regular season, and the Falcons lea...2024
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• Jaguars free agency player comparisons: Roster improvement or deterioration?

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images With free agency a week in, have the Jaguars upgraded their personnel? Well that was exciting! The Jacksonville Jaguars have proved to be one of the more active NFL franchises in free agency thus far, welcoming eight new faces to Duval County. But has the team got better? Let’s compare the additions to the losses one by one, and see where we stand: Gabe D...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 15, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama (Big Cat Country) Not only does he have an elite football name, but McKinstry might also be the best pure man...2024
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• Report: Kicker Wil Lutz has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Broncos, not the Jaguars

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Plot twist! Lutz has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Broncos. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, kicker Wil Lutz who reportedly agreed to terms with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier in the day has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Denver Broncos on a two-year deal. First free-agent change: Kicker Will Lutz, who agreed to terms earlie...2024
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• Tampering like crazy: Jaguars free agency signings - Day 1

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports The Jaguars make an early splash as the legal tampering period gets underway Somebody take the batteries out of Trent Baalke! The Jacksonville Jaguars’ General Manager kicked off the legal tampering period with a trio of signings in the first four hours on Monday. After some big names were let go, and others allowed to make it to free agency, the roster has bee...2024
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• Report: Kicker Wil Lutz has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Broncos, not the Jaguars

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Plot twist! Lutz has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Broncos. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, kicker Wil Lutz who reportedly agreed to terms with the Jaguars earlier in the day has changed his mind and is re-signing with the Denver Broncos on a two-year deal. First free-agent change: Kicker Will Lutz, who agreed to terms earlier in the day ...2024
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• Report: Wil Lutz signs a three-year deal with the Jaguars

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Broncos will need a new kicker again as Wil Lutz has signed a three-year deal with the Jaguars According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Jacksonville Jaguars have signed kicker Wil Lutz to a three-year deal. Kicker news: The #Jaguars are signing former #Broncos kicker Wil Lutz, sources say. He gets a 3-year deal.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Marc...2024
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• Broncos release K Brandon McManus

The Broncos have parted ways with one of the most productive kickers in franchise history....2023
• Brandon McManus to Justin Tucker: Prove yourself
Justin Tucker told Good Morning Football that with the right conditions, he could make an 84-yard field goal. Broncos kicker Brandon McManus wants to see it for himself....2016
• Brandon McManus re-signed by Denver Broncos
The Broncos re-signed kicker Brandon McManus and waived punt returner Isaiah Burse. Will McManus be limited to a kickoff specialist role? Who will replace Burse on punts?...2014
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• Matt Prater released by Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos released Matt Prater on Friday, which means they are sticking with rookie Brandon McManus as their kicker. Which teams may be looking to add the services of the Pro Bowl player?...2014
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• O'Connor: Brandon McManus, anti-bullying advocate, embraces cause bigger than Super Bowl
O'Connor: Brandon McManus, anti-bullying advocate, embraces cause bigger than Super Bowl...2016
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• K Brandon McManus signs exclusive rights free-agent tender
Kicker Brandon McManus will be back for the Broncos in 2016 after signing his exclusive rights free-agent tender....2016
• Brandon McManus named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month
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• Brandon McManus named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month
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• Best Kicker for Fantasy Football 2025: Early Week 11 Rankings Include Brandon McManus, Tyler Loop, Jake Elliott
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• Fantasy waiver options to consider with Harrison Butker out for a month
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• 2018 Outlook: Brandon Mcmanus
2018 fantasy player outlook for Brandon Mcmanus, K, Broncos...2018
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Sorting out the NFL's 7 Best Super Bowl Contenders
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• Broncos Kicker Responds to Angry Fantasy Football Owner Who Rips Him and Manning
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• Broncos vs. Browns: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Regular Season
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Odell Beckham Is No Fluke, and Neither Are the Bengals
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• Monday Morning Hangover: How to Outsmart the Seahawks, by the Seahawks
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• Ravens vs. Broncos: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Regular Season
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• Fantasy Football Week 13: Rankings, Projections and Waiver-Wire Tips
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• Packers kicking meltdown: Brandon McManus reacts after missing three kicks in shocking playoff loss to Bears
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• 5 things learned at Packers training camp – Aug. 19

Keisean Nixon keeps grinding away, Brandon McManus has some fun...2025
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• Browns 2025 Schedule Primer: Week 3, Green Bay Packers roster changes, updates and more

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cleveland will be looking for its first win against the Packers since 2005. The Cleveland Browns will host the Green Bay Packers in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. The Packers are coming off a season where they went 11-6 in the NFC North, which was good enough to claim a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. This will be the first time the Br...2025
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• Ted Karras named to NFLPA Committee; aims to educate players

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Karras will be a perfect fit on the committee. Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras, who was originally a sixth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, has been named to the NFL Players Association’s executive committee. Karras was elected during the annual meetings in Hawaii, NBC Sports and Pro Football Talk reporter Mike Florio wr...2025
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• Eagles vs. Packers Wild Card: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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• NFL playoffs, free agency: 6 free agents from Eagles vs Packers the Browns could pursue
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• What’s changed for the Eagles and Packers since they last played each other?
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• Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 25: Vikings Keep Control of Their Destiny
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• Justin Tucker has earned grace; other kickers have come back from bad seasons
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• Fantasy waiver options to consider with Harrison Butker out for a month
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• Packers kicking meltdown: Brandon McManus reacts after missing three kicks in shocking playoff loss to Bears
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• Packers to secure consistency at kicker with return of Brandon McManus

It's never a "sexy" move to sign a kicker, but few organizations in the NFL know how important it can be to have a good one like the Green Bay Packers do....2025
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• NFL finds insufficient evidence to discipline kicker Brandon McManus for alleged sexual assault, per report

McManus is now free to sign with any team...2024
• New York Giants need a new placekicker
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• Sexual assault suit vs. ex-Jag McManus dismissed
A lawsuit against former Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus alleging sexual assault on the team's overseas trip to London in 2023 has been dismissed, according to court documents obtained by ESPN....2024
• Around SB Nation: Former Jaguars’ landing spots, free agency, and more

Photo by Courtney Culbreath/Getty Images A roundup of news and more from SB Nation blogs AFC SOUTH: Houston Texans (via Battle Red Blog) BREAKING: Texans acquire former Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter on two year dealOkay, we’ve now got a pass rush. Indianapolis Colts (via Stampede Blue) Conflicting reports on whether Colts’ potential trade for Chiefs CB L’Jarius Sneed is done—or g...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead
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• Jaguars v. Panthers: Winners and losers from Week 17 victory

Morgan Tencza-USA TODAY Sports Christmas came a week late in Jacksonville, but it did finally arrive in the form of a shutout win. We are so back. The Jacksonville Jaguars, by way of a 26-0 win over the Carolina Panthers, have ended their losing streak and are heading into 2024 with a 9-7 record. The win means the team will have its second consecutive winning season. Only one game now stan...2024
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• Evan Engram one of many former New York Giants having success in new homes

Evan Engram | Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Let’s look around the NFL and see how some ex-Giants are faring Former New York Giants players dot the rosters of most teams around the NFL. Let’s check and see how those players are doing. Miami Dolphins CB Eli Apple: 7 games (3 starts), 6 passes defensed, a half-sack, 31 tackles.DE Jason Pierre-Paul: Just signed off the New Orleans Saints...2023
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