Sep 28, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Inexperienced Bay Packers place kicker Brandon McManus (17) walks off the sphere after he kicks the sport tying subject objective in time beyond regulation through the sport between the Dallas Cowboys and the Inexperienced Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Jerome Miron-Imagn Photographs Inexperienced Bay Packers kicker Brandon McManus says he plans to play Sunday regardless of a proper quadriceps damage that head coach Matt LaFleur described to reporters as a “main concern.”
Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s observe, McManus in contrast it to an damage he sustained however performed by means of in 2022 with the Denver Broncos.
“I had a fairly good sport (when coping with that damage),” mentioned McManus, who was listed as a restricted observe participant. “I had two 50-yarders and a 40-yarder in that sport. So like I mentioned, I plan on enjoying.”
LaFleur informed reporters that McManus didn’t maintain the damage throughout Inexperienced Bay’s 40-40 tie in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 28. Quite, LaFleur mentioned his kicker was damage throughout his restricted participation in observe on Wednesday.
“We’ll see how he is doing at the moment and (Friday) after which we’ll have a plan able to go,” LaFleur mentioned Thursday.
That plan might be summoning Mark McNamee from their observe squad. McNamee, nevertheless, has but to seem in an NFL regular-season sport.
“It is by no means the state of affairs we wish to be in in regard to first time going on the market, however I feel Mark has proven some good progress,” LaFleur mentioned.
Each kickers had been on the observe subject Thursday, however McManus was sporting a baseball cap versus a helmet.
The Packers (2-1-1) host the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) on Sunday.
Signed to a three-year, $15.3 million contract in March, McManus, 34, has made seven of 9 field-goal makes an attempt and 11 of 12 extra-point tries in 4 video games this season.
McManus, who received a Tremendous Bowl with Denver within the 2015 season, has made 82.1 p.c of his field-goal makes an attempt and 97.2 p.c of his extra-point tries in 176 profession regular-season video games with the Broncos (2014-22), Jacksonville Jaguars (2023) and Packers (2024-present).
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