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Jaguars K Brandon McManus buys ad in Denver Post to thank Broncos fans

New Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus wanted to thank Broncos fans for nine years of support.

Brandon McManus will suit up for a new time for the first time in nearly a decade when he takes over as the kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2023.

But before he gets started in Duval, the longtime Denver Broncos kicker wanted to say farewell to his former city. McManus took out a full page ad in the Denver Post on Sunday morning to thank Broncos fans and more than 100 team staffers.

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible support you have shown me and my family over the past nine years,” the ad reads, in part. “Your unwavering support, relentless cheers, and unconditional love has been the driving force behind my time as a Denver Bronco. The electrifying atmosphere at Empower Field, with its sea of orange and deafening roar, is something that will forever be etched in my heart. Each time I stepped onto the field, I was filled with a sense of awe and inspiration, ready to make the game winning kick.”

McManus, 31, made 223 field goals during his time in Denver, second most in Broncos history. His 40 successful field goals from at least 50 yards were a franchise record.

The kicker struggled a bit in 2022, though, making 28 of his 36 field goal attempts and 25 of 27 extra point attempts. The 10 total misses were a career most for McManus, who was released by the Broncos earlier this month.

In Jacksonville, he’ll replace Riley Patterson, who didn’t have the strongest leg, but made 30 of his 35 field goals last season, as well as a game-winner in the playoffs to beat the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Broncos RB Melvin Gordon rejects ‘bad teammate’ narrative

“I’ve never had a teammate ever, — since high school, since little league — ever tell me I was a bad teammate,” Melvin Gordon told Jim Rome.

You will be held accountable for the things you say.

The Denver Post‘s Sean Keeler wrote an article two weeks ripping Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon. To each their own.

“With No. 25, there’s not much footing left when it comes to finding middle ground. Depending on whom you ask, Gordon is either an underrated, strong, confident, misunderstood fantasy-league workhorse or a selfish, me-first, fumble-prone headache,” Keeler wrote in The Denver Post on June 14.

It would have been understandable if Gordon didn’t reply. A wise man, in the words of Tanya Masse, once said nothing. But the problem with not replying to every disparaging comment is that the same detractors will think you don’t get that they’re talking about you. Which brings home the point of not replying (because they’re stupid). But sometimes you have to let it out and tell people how off they are.

Appearing on The Jim Rome Show last Wednesday, Gordon clapped back at Keeler’s “trash article.” The former’s words, not this lowly blogger’s. Gordon actually doesn’t have a problem with the article except for the bad teammate part, saying, “I’ve never had a teammate ever, — since high school, since little league — ever tell me I was a bad teammate.”

Gordon added that he prides himself on “being [a] good teammate” and that he doesn’t “sugarcoat anything.” Listen to Gordon’s comments above. He addresses article around the 1:50 mark.

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