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Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is sued by two women for sexual assault

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Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing sexual assault charges. Two women accuse him of the assault occurring during a team flight to London.

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Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing a civil lawsuit from two women who claim the kicker assaulted them during the team’s flight to London last season.

The Jaguars played two games in London last season, flying in ahead of their Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons and then staying in Europe for their Week 5 win over the Buffalo Bills.

ESPN acquired the court documents and reported that “two women … accuse McManus of rubbing and grinding against them. They also accuse the Jaguars of failing to supervise McManus and provide a safe environment for team personnel. They are seeking more than $1 million and a jury trial.”

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing sexual assault charges from two women who say the assault took place on the team's plane.

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing sexual assault charges from two women who say the assault occurred on the team’s plane.

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According to ESPN, the two women also worked as flight attendants on the team’s charter flight to London. At least one of the women also worked as a flight attendant on the team’s return flight to Florida, but says she intentionally avoided McManus during that trip.

McManus signed with the Washington Commanders in the offseason after becoming a free agent. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Denver Broncos before joining the Jaguars prior to last season. He has a career field goal percentage of 81.4%.

McManus is the second NFL kicker to make headlines this offseason, albeit for very different reasons. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has been heavily criticized by the media for comments he has made that have been labeled “sexist,” “misogynistic,” “homophobic” and “transphobic.”

It will be interesting to see how the McManus story is handled and how the NFL responds. The league has issued a statement on Butker’s comments.

So far, none of the Jaguars, the NFL, or McManus have commented on the allegations. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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