NFL star Brandon McManus “is accused of sexually harassing two women on a team flight to London”

Two women are suing the Jacksonville Jaguars and their former kicker Brandon McManus because he allegedly sexually harassed them on a team flight to London last year.

ESPN reported that the women – whose identities are unknown – are seeking more than $1 million and demanding a jury trial.

They claim that McManus, 32, rubbed and squeezed against them. They also claim that the Jaguars failed to supervise their players and provide a safe environment for the staff who support the team.

The Jags played two games in London during the 2023 season, on October 1 against the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley and on October 8 against the Buffalo Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. McManus played in both.

The kicker was not re-signed by the team at the end of last season and has since signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Washington Commanders.

ESPN reported that McManus or his attorney would issue a statement later Monday. The Jaguars declined to comment when contacted by the media.

According to the lawsuit, the Jaguars flew to the United Kingdom on a charter flight operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings on September 28, 2023, and the two women worked as flight attendants for the team.

They claim the trip “quickly turned into a party” and that McManus and several other players “disregarded the privacy of flight attendants, flight safety and federal law.”

One of the women – identified only as Jane Doe I – accuses McManus of trying to kiss her in her seat during a period of turbulence and of rubbing himself against her twice while she was serving food to passengers.

The second woman – Jane Doe II – claims that McManus rubbed himself against her while she was serving the second of the flight’s two meals before confronting him – at which point he “grinned and walked away.”

Doe I also claims that during the first alleged assault, she made eye contact with another Jaguars player who “appeared embarrassed by McManus’ behavior.”

Doe II also claims that when the team returned to the United States from London after the two games, she “stayed on the second floor of the plane to avoid McManus.”

The lawsuit states that the two women experienced severe mental anguish, fear, psychological and emotional stress, embarrassment and humiliation.

Last season, the NFL star earned $2 million in his one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being released by the Denver Broncos.

In 2023, he converted 30 of his 37 field goal attempts and all 35 of his extra point attempts.