Brandon McManus was released by the Commanders on Sunday in the wake of the sexual assault lawsuit he was named in. That move came after the veteran kicker’s former team (the Jaguars) denied knowledge of the allegations made against him and the team. 
Likewise, the Commanders have denied being aware of the suit until it went public. A May 27 report detailed the contents of the suit, which accuses McManus of rubbing himself and grinding against a pair of flight attendants during a Jaguars team flight and offering them cash to drink with and dance inappropriately for him. Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson said he was not aware of the allegations until they became public.
Commanders coach Dan Quinn has now done the same. Quinn said, via ESPN’s John Keim, that he did not know about the lawsuit until the report emerged detailing the allegations. That doubles as an indication the Commanders did not know about the incident in question when McManus was signed in March. The 32-year-old had a nine-year tenure with the Broncos which ended last offseason. That paved the way for his single campaign in Jacksonville before heading to the nation’s capital.
Washington elected to cut McManus just before the deadline for the second half of his $1.5MM signing bonus to be paid out. That move could result in a financial dispute between the two parties, but Quinn did not comment on the matter due to the fact an investigation is ongoing. For the same reason, he declined to speak on the Commanders’ history related to sexual misconduct allegations and whether or not it played a role in the decision to cut McManus.
Investigations into former owner Dan Snyder resulted in a number of league punishments for both he and the organization. His sale of the franchise in July 2023 pre-dates the arrival of both Quinn and new general manager Adam Peters, though. With McManus no longer in the fold, the Commanders will move forward with recent signing Ramiz Ahmed as their only kicker on the roster for the time being. Training camp and roster cutdowns will present Washington with plenty of opportunities to add further at the position if needed.
Anyone else see the double standards???
Kickers/Punters get cut just on accusations & players like Von Miller & the KC clown get multiple chances. Hmmmmm……
The level of hypocrisy in the NFL is pretty staggering. Goodell is always on a rant about the importance of protecting the “integrity of the game”. He then does nothing about the pathetic officiating and welcomes a confirmed signal stealer into the league as a HC. It’s almost comical.