Packers Stuck with Kicker McManus, $4M Hit Looms

0:00On March 31st, after the Packer's wildcard flop against the Bears, I called out five players who wouldn't stick around for 2026. Turns out the first four nailed it, Elton Jenkins bounced to the Browns, Rashid Walker hit Carolina, Romeo Doves joined the Pats and Malik Willis. Landed with Miami, that left kicker Brandon McManus, who shanked two-field goals and an extra point in that four-point hardbreaker, capping a rough 2025. He joined mid-2024, lit it up regular season with 20 of 21 field goals, then locked a three-year 15.3 million. Dollar deal. Fans and analysts weren't thrilled though. McManus ranked dead last in a new stack called Kick Value Added, missing six field goals and extras despite. Some blocks an acquired injury that sideline him early. Back up Lucas have re-sick balled out, nailing everything including a franchise record 61 yarder. So here's the twist, Packers just paid him a $1 million bonus for hitting the roster

1:02on the third day of the new league year. Cutting him now means eating a $4,333,334 debt cap hit for peanuts and savings. Still, post June 1st, they could trim that hit and save more worth watching if the pressure mounts and they hunt a fresh leg.