Brandon Tyler McManus (born July 25, 1991) is an American professional football kicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2013. McManus has also been a member of the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Commanders, and Green Bay Packers]. He was a member of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50.
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College career
McManus holds the Temple career records for points scored (338), field goals made (60), field goals attempted (83), and punting average (45.3). As a senior in 2012, he earned All-Big East first-team honors after leading the team in scoring (74) on 14-of-17 field goals and 32-of-33 extra points. He averaged 45.1 yards per punt, pinned 17 punts inside the 20-yard line and had a long kick of 68 yards. McManus handled kickoff duties as well and recorded 40 touchbacks on 56 total kickoffs.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, McManus signed with the Indianapolis Colts on April 28, 2013. On August 25, McManus was waived.
New York Giants
On January 2, 2014, McManus signed a reserve/futures contract with the New York Giants. He played in four preseason games for the team.
Denver Broncos
On August 26, 2014, the Giants traded McManus to the Denver Broncos to cover for the loss of the Broncos' starting kicker Matt Prater, who began the 2014 NFL season serving a four-game suspension.
McManus became their starting kicker following the release of Prater on October 3, 2014. McManus was waived by the Broncos on November 11 after the team decided to sign free agent Connor Barth as his replacement. McManus cleared waivers, and was quickly re-signed by the Broncos, spending the rest of the season as the team's kickoff specialist. In 11 games with the Broncos as the primary placekicker, McManus converted all 41 extra point attempts, as well as nine of 13 field goal attempts.
Going into the 2015 season, the Broncos brought both Barth and McManus to training camp. McManus won the job, proving more consistent than he had been in 2014, and the Broncos cut Barth. On September 13, 2015, he became the third kicker in NFL history to make multiple field goals of 56 or more yards in the same game, joining Sebastian Janikowski and Greg Zuerlein, who both achieved the feat in the 2012 season. On October 18, McManus made the game winning overtime field goal to propel the Broncos to a 26–23 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October. McManus finished the 2015 season converting 35 of 36 extra point attempts and 30 of 35 field goal attempts. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs, McManus tied an NFL-postseason record by making five field goals in a 23–16 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. After defeating the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, McManus and the Broncos advanced to the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl 50, he played a crucial role by making three field goals on three attempts and an extra point in the 24–10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. His 10 post-season field goals that year was also a Broncos franchise record.
In the 2016 season, McManus converted 32 of 33 extra point attempts and 29 of 34 field goal attempts.
On March 7, 2017, the Broncos placed a second round restricted free agent tender on McManus. On September 11, McManus signed a three-year contract extension with the Broncos. In the 2017 season, McManus converted all 27 extra point attempts and 24 of 32 field goal attempts.
Jacksonville Jaguars
McManus signed a one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on May 25, 2023. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 4 after kicking 3-for-3 in a victory. McManus was also named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October after kicking 12-for-12 during the month.
Washington Commanders
On March 14, 2024, McManus signed a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders. He was released on June 2, after sexual assault allegations stemming from his time with the Jaguars went public.
Green Bay Packers
On October 16, 2024, McManus was signed by the Green Bay Packers. Four days later, in his first game with the Packers, he kicked a 45 yard game-winning field goal to help Green Bay narrowly defeat the Houston Texans 24–22. McManus kicked a 24 yard game-winning field goal to help Green Bay defeat his former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, 30–27, in his second game with the Packers the following week. In 11 games with the Packers, McManus converted all 30 extra point attempts and 20-of-21 field goal attempts in the 2024 season.
On March 4, 2025, McManus agreed to a three-year, $15.3 million contract with the Packers, including a $5 million signing bonus. In the 2025 season, he converted 32 of 33 extra point attempts and 24 of 30 field goal attempts.
During the Packers' Wild Card playoff game against the Chicago Bears, McManus missed a field goal in the second quarter, an extra point attempt in the fourth quarter, and a field goal with less than 3 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter which would have given his team a late 6 point lead; the Packers would go on to lose the game 31–27.
On May 8, 2026, McManus was released by the Packers.
Los Angeles Rams
On October 20, 2026, McManus was signed by the Los Angeles Rams.
NFL career statistics
Sexual assault lawsuit
On May 24, 2024, two flight attendants sued McManus, alleging that he had sexually assaulted them during a team chartered flight from Jacksonville to London in 2023, as the Jaguars were traveling to play consecutive games in London. McManus denied the allegations. The lawsuit also alleged that the Jaguars committed gross negligence by failing to properly train McManus about inappropriate and sexual contact with flight staff, supervise him on the flight, adopt policies and procedures to protect flight staff from sexual misconduct by employees, or enforce a zero-tolerance policy regarding inappropriate behavior.
In September 2024, the NFL concluded its investigation into the incident, saying there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that McManus had violated the league's personal conduct policy. That same month, a judge dismissed the women's initial lawsuit, saying their case did not rise to the "exceptional" criteria required for anonymity. The women then filed an amended complaint, this time using their names. In October 2024, upon being signed by Green Bay, attorneys for both McManus and the accusers stated that the case was "resolved" without providing additional information.