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Green Bay Packers News: Is it time to move on from Brandon McManus?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 20: Head coach Matt Lafleur of the Green Bay Packers speaks to Brandon McManus #17 prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images

As our own Justis Mosqueda wrote yesterday, the Green Bay Packers have until Friday (that’s tomorrow as I sit down with my morning coffee to write this) to make a decision on kicker Brandon McManus. Without parroting the entire article here, I’ll just clarify that that is because McManus is due a $1 million bonus if he is still on the roster on March 13th. And if he receives that bonus, you can all but lock him in as the Packers’ intended kicker.

Perhaps I’ve already memory-holed the routine butt-clenching of every PAT and field goal attempt the few years prior to McManus’ arrival in Green Bay, but consider me pretty firmly in the “moving on” camp.

Speaking personally, I’ve found it hard to reconcile accepting his help in the kicking game with his widely reported allegations of sexual assault. Referring to him as “the sex pest” in group threads and game day slack channels is slightly numbing, but it doesn’t erase the ick.

For me, that also permits McManus an extremely short leash. And the leash for most NFL kickers is already short — or it should be. All of that is to say his 2025 season all but erased any confidence I had in him as a player.

After completing 95.2% of his kicks in 2024, he managed a mere 80% success rate in 2025. Much of that can be attributed to an injury, but how he handled that also leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Look, I’m not here to reveal a foolproof replacement plan for McManus. I’m just here to say, if we can replace the sex pest with someone who can make even 5% more kicks, I’m all for it.

GM Brian Gutekunst seems to have already made this The Special Teams Offseason, so let’s just keep that rolling.

ICYMI: The Packers have until Friday to make a decision on Brandon McManus – Brandon McManus is due a roster bonus on March 13th, so a decision will be made, one way or another, by then

WATCH: Tyler and Justis react to Packers’ signing Javon Hargrave – Going live soon after the Hargrave news broke, Tyler Brooke and special guest Justis Mosqueda talk about what he brings to the Packers, then hit on a few other Packers topics as free agency rolls on.

Rashan Gary, who was traded to Cowboys, personifies state of Packers – Rashan Gary had a good seven seasons with the Packers. Like the rest of the team, he wasn’t great.

Why is Romeo Doubs a good signing for the Patriots? – The New England perspective on new Patriots receiver Romeo Doubs.

ICYMI: Repack Podcast has the goods – Gathering on Tuesday, Tex, Justis, and Tyler talk Packers free agency so far. Despite new developments since the episode was published, there’s still lots of good and relevant stuff to chew on.

Source: https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...ws-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-brandon-mcmanus

 

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San Francisco 49ers sign Packers cap casualty

GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 11: Nate Hobbs #21 of the Green Bay Packers looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders during at Lambeau Field on September 11, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The San Francisco 49ers have signed former Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs to a one-year contract, according to reporter Jordan Schultz. Hobbs was just officially released by the Packers on Wednesday, so this deal was struck fairly quickly.

When Hobbs, who primarily played slot defender for the Las Vegas Raiders, signed, there was hope that he would fulfill his four-year, $48 million contract in Green Bay. Instead, a series of knee injuries derailed his 2025, leaving some to question whether the Packers ever got a fully-healthy version of Hobbs at any point during last season.

There was also the issue of his conversion from slot defender to outside cornerback. All of Green Bay’s outside cornerbacks struggled at different points in the season, Hobbs included. Before his final injury, Hobbs had been rotating at outside cornerback with Carrington Valentine, opposite Keisean Nixon. In the limited snaps that Hobbs played in the slot, since second-round safety Javon Bullard primarily played the slot role for the Packers’ defense in 2025, Hobbs looked good as a coverage player in that area of the field. Green Bay rarely played with two slot defenders on the field at the same time under former defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley (outside of end-of-half Hail Mary-type scenarios), so it was difficult for the team to get Bullard and Hobbs on the field together, without Hobbs playing outside cornerback, once Evan Williams won the starting safety job from Bullard.

I’m guessing that Hobbs is going to be playing in the slot moving forward. Hopefully he stays healthier than his short stint in Green Bay.

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Update: Aaron Wilson is reporting that Hobbs’ contract has a base of $4 million with the opportunity for him to make up to $4.5 million this year. Hobbs received $18 million in cash from Green Bay in 2025. $12 million of that money will still be hitting the Packers’ salary cap books over the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Source: https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...co-49ers-sign-packers-cap-casualty-nate-hobbs