Jaguars Kicker Brandon McManus Being Sued For Sexual Assault During Team Flight

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing a lawsuit for sexual assault, accused by two women who say the assault occurred during a team flight to London.

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

The Jaguars played two games in London last season, flying in prior to their Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons and then remaining in Europe for the Week 5 victory over the Buffalo Bills. 

ESPN acquired the court documents and reported that "two women … accuse McManus of rubbing himself against them and grinding against them. They also accuse the Jaguars of failing to supervise McManus and failing to create a safe environment for staff serving the team. They're seeking in excess of $1 million and are demanding a jury trial." 

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing a lawsuit for sexual assault, accused by two women who say the assault occurred on the team plane.

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus is facing a lawsuit for sexual assault, accused by two women who say the assault occurred on the team plane.

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Also according to ESPN, the two women worked as flight attendants for the team's charter flight to London. At least one of the women also worked as a flight attendant on the team's trip back to Florida, but says she purposefully avoided McManus during that trip. 

McManus signed with the Washington Commanders this off-season 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 becomes the second NFL kicker to make news this off-season, albeit for very different reasons. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has been skewered by the media for making comments that have been called "sexist," "misogynistic," "homophobic" and "transphobic." 

It will be interesting to see how the McManus story is covered and how the NFL responds. The league put out a statement about Butker's comments. 

As of now, none of the Jaguars, the NFL or McManus has made any comment with regard to the accusations. We will update when we have more information. 

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