Packers dispensam McManus para efetivar o novato Smack como kicker

O Green Bay Packers dispensou o kicker veterano Brandon McManus na sexta-feira para abrir caminho para que o novato de sexta rodada Trey Smack assuma a posição imediatamente.

Green Bay negociou duas escolhas de sétima rodada com o Seattle Seahawks para selecionar Smack na 216ª escolha geral no Draft da NFL de 2026. A mudança ocorreu após McManus ter tido dificuldades em 2025, convertendo apenas 24 de 30 tentativas de field goal, após uma temporada de 2024 mais sólida, na qual ele acertou 20 de 21 tentativas. Sua passagem pela equipe terminou com um desempenho ruim na derrota no wild-card para o Chicago Bears, onde ele errou dois field goals e um ponto extra.

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