Jaguars sign ex-Broncos PK Brandon McManus, trade Riley Patterson to Lions
FILE - Denver Broncos place kicker Brandon McManus watches his 49-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Broncos severed ties with McManus on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, releasing the last holdover player from the team that captured Super Bowl 50. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charlie Riedel]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed Brandon McManus in hopes of upgrading their special teams. The move came two days after Denver dropped the veteran kicker and former team captain. The Jaguars initially waived kicker Riley Patterson to make room for McManus on their 90-man roster but ended up trading him to Detroit for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026. Patterson was with the Lions in 2021 and during training camp in 2022. McManus had been scheduled to count nearly $5 million against Denver’s salary cap in 2023. The 31-year-old McManus connected on a franchise-most 42 field goals of 50 yards or longer in the regular season and the playoffs.
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Doug Pederson, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach, talks with a staff member during the NFL football team's OTA offseason workouts in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
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