Jaguars sign ex-Broncos place kicker, trade Patterson to Detroit
Posted on AllSides May 26th, 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Brandon McManus in hopes of upgrading their special teams Thursday, two days after Denver dropped the veteran kicker and former team captain. The Jaguars initially waived kicker Riley Patterson to make room for McManus on their 90-man roster for McManus but eventually traded him to Detroit for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026. Patterson was with the Lions in 2021 and during training camp in 2022. Detroit made the trade likely because it wasn’t confident it would land Patterson through the...