Commanders Release Kicker Brandon McManus After Learning of Assault Allegations

Coach Dan Quinn states the team was unaware of the allegations at the time of signing McManus, who faces a civil lawsuit filed by two flight attendants.

• The allegations surfaced in a civil lawsuit filed on May 24, accusing McManus of sexual assault during a flight last season.
• The Commanders signed McManus to a one-year, $3.6 million contract in March but released him on June 2.
• Washington has signed kicker Ramiz Ahmed as McManus's replacement.
• The team's history of workplace misconduct under former owner Dan Snyder was not directly addressed in the decision.
• McManus's attorney has denied the allegations, calling them 'absolutely fictitious and demonstrably false.'

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