9:14PM: We have now seen statements from the three NFL-related parties with interest in this lawsuit: McManus, the Jaguars, and the Commanders. McManus’ representation, Brett R. Gallaway, spoke on the matter, saying that the allegations are “absolutely fictitious and demonstrably false” and are “part of a campaign to defame and disparage” McManus, per Sam Fortier of the Washington Post.
The Jaguars’ statement, provided by Fortier, and the Commanders’ statement, provided by Nicki Jhabvala also of the Post, both acknowledged the allegations and their severity while claiming to be looking into the matter. The Commanders noted that they “take allegations of this nature very seriously,” and the Jaguars emphasized that they “insist on an organization built by people who represent (their) community and game with the highest character and class.” While both statements may reflect the directions each organization is attempting to move in, they ring a bit hollow as both franchises have been subject to several less than ideal workplace issues in recent years.
1:53PM: Brandon McManus spent the 2023 season as the Jaguars’ kicker. His actions during a flight with the team to London are now the subject of a lawsuit. 
McManus has been sued by two women who filed the suit in Duval County Circuit Civil Court on Friday, as detailed by ESPN’s Michael DiRocco. The anonymous plaintiffs accuse McManus of rubbing himself against them and grinding against them during the Jaguars’ flight to London on September 28, 2023. Both women worked as flight attendants at the time, but they have since been removed from the crew which handles the team’s flights.
The suit alleges that McManus was among the members of the team who turned the flight into a “party,” and that he “recruited three other flight attendants” in addition to the two plaintiffs. The 32-year-old is accused of passing out cash to have the staff members “drink and dance inappropriately for him” during the flight. The lawsuit calls for a jury trial and damages in excess of $1MM.
Neither McManus nor his attorney have made an official statement on the matter at this point, but DiRocco reports one is expected to be made later today. The Jaguars (who are also named in the suit for failing to supervise him during the flight) have likewise yet to issue a response to the allegation. McManus played one season in Jacksonville before seeing his contract expire. He inked a one-year deal with the Commanders in March.
The Temple product had a nine-year run with the Broncos which came to a somewhat unexpected end with his release last offseason. McManus enjoyed a rebound compared to his final Denver season in terms of accuracy during his single Jags campaign; he converted 30 of 37 field goal attempts and all 35 of his extra point kicks. His Commanders contract carries a value of $3.6MM, including a $1.5MM signing bonus which has already been paid out. Washington does not currently have another kicker on the roster.
His agent will call him “jovial” n say he was really excited to see London.
I guess that he forgot that Urban Meyer wasn’t the coach anymore, he probably would have encouraged Brandon if not participated.
Whoa
I so badly want to read a report that the in-flight movie was “Snakes on a Plane”…lol.
was Brock Lesnar on the flight?
Most locales have places where you can have a good time legally. Paying random people to create your own club, whether consentually or not (dubious in this case) is a stupid decision at best and a horribly illegal one at worst.
It appears that McManus took the tag line “Fly the Friendly Skies” a bit too literally.
McManus is giving kickers a bad name. There is a reason a kicker will never get the same status as a cornerback. Fred Smoot did this more epic in every way possible while in Minnestoa on a boat.
When asked about the “Love Boat” Fred Smoot said that it wasn’t even that good of a party, and don’t go in there with a black light.
The majority of kickers are use to getting the Rodney Dangerfield treatment. A cornerback doesn’t have to break up 85% of passes thrown his way to keep his job but a kicker that can’t maintain an 85% success rate is usually told to move on.
So…. let’s break down Kicker vs Cornerbacks and their roll on the field and walk on the wild side.
You coined McManus with ” Fly the friendly skies” (good, give you that.)
I will coin Smoot with “All hands-on de(i)ck ”
The Love Boat……
link to youtube.com
And he’ll catch less heat than a kicker expressing personal beliefs to like minded folks.
And still remain silent on players like Tyreek hill who’s punched his gf in the stomach while pregnant and is on record admitting he beats his children and telling his fiance she should be scared of him.
Polish, I’d wager that 99% of the social media that is attacking Butker has never heard of Mcmanus. And therefore mcmanus will get a pass from the Butker bashers. Religious beliefs? Shameful. Act like a pervert? Ignored.
From the ESPN article it sounds more like a cash-grab than genuine trauma. Litigious, sanctimonious society.
Exactly.
You wouldn’t mind at all if Brandon McManus rubbed his junk on you, right?
So sanctimonious for women to not like being sexually harassed at work by people with numerous power advantages while in an environment they can’t leave.
Women are not as powerless as you would like to make them. “Get your hands off of me and get out of my face” would do the trick.
But a million dollar lawsuit is certainly more lucrative.
OK, so a woman in a service job on an NFL team flight isn’t at significant power disadvantages compared to large, famous, millionaires? And her solution to being sexually harassed by one of those people–a 6’3, 200 pound and from the sounds of it drunk one–should be to tell him to not?
And you’re skipping right past the part where a 32-year old married millionaire should have a basic responsibility for how he behaves himself on a work flight.
Encountering drunks on air flights is rather common so these women should be receiving training on how to deal with that. If training isn’t provided they should consider some self defense courses to negate that power disadvantage.
Ah yes, enough self-defense courses to negate the power disadvantage of 53 rich, famous, gigantic athletes.
You guys seriously want to blame the recipient for someone else’s idiotic, inappropriate behavior.
I didn’t read it that way. Let the court system deal with it.
When will he be traded to Cleveland?
Did you come up with that joke yourself?
No. Cleveland has written their own jokes for decades. Clown franchise.
No, Rusty Hardin helped me.
It’s impossible to properly judge the rightness or wrongness of McManus’ conduct based on this article.
…so, did they take the money?