Overview

• 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.'