Brandon McManus, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals
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Brandon McManus went down with a right quad injury during Wednesday's practice, and suddenly the Green Bay Packers had a kicking crisis on their hands. Head coach Matt LaFleur didn't sugarcoat it, calling the situation a "major concern" heading into Thursday's work.
Before Thursday’s practice, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said kicker Brandon McManus’ quad injury was a “major concern.” To him, maybe
Matt LaFleur cleared the air on Brandon McManus' injury status ahead of the Packers' Week 6 action against the Bengals.
LaFleur also added that Van Ness simply felt “sore in his foot” and that he will be undergoing an MRI tomorrow, another sign that whatever Van Ness is dealing with is not bone-related. Hopefully, Van Ness can get back on his feet quickly,
Rookie kicker Mark McNamee has been on the practice squad all season but has not kicked in a regular-season game. The former Gaelic football goalkeeper from Ireland joined the team this preseason as its International Player Pathway program exemption. “I think Mark’s a work in progress,” Bisaccia said.
The Green Bay Packers have made an emergency signing to their 53-man roster for Sunday's game with starter Brandon McManus on the mend.
The Packers negated what would have been a record-setting field goal from Bengals kicker Evan McPherson during Week 6 clash