The NFL doesn’t find enough evidence to discipline Brandon McManus

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The NFL’s investigation into allegations that former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus sexually assaulted two women on the team’s overseas flight to London in 2023 found there was insufficient evidence that McManus violated the league’s personal conduct guidelines.

“The investigation – which included interviews with 30 people – was completed last Friday and the NFL believes the case is closed with consideration of all possible disciplinary action,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement.

“There was insufficient evidence to support a finding that there was a breach of the personal conduct policy. As always, new evidence will be considered as it is presented.”

However, Tony Buzbee, the two women’s attorney, said he was puzzled by the NFL’s conclusion.

“We are still working to schedule a meeting between NFL investigators and our clients,” Buzbee said in a statement to ESPN. “The NFL has not spoken to our customers yet, so I’m a little confused as to why anyone could come to this conclusion at this time.”

A spokesman for Brett Gallaway, McManus’ attorney, told ESPN that Gallaway would not be commenting at this time.

Daisy Torres and Nicole Anderson, who worked as flight attendants on the charter airline the Jaguars used for their trip to London last September, filed a lawsuit May 28 accusing McManus of sexually assaulting them on the trip. The two women initially did not use their names – they were referred to as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II – and a Duval County Circuit civil court judge in Florida dismissed the lawsuit on September 3, ruling that the use of pseudonyms did not meet the “exceptional case” criteria required to ensure anonymity.

Torres and Anderson refiled their lawsuit on September 6, stating their names.

The lawsuit accuses McManus of getting drunk on multiple occasions, assaulting her and attempting to kiss Torres. The Jaguars were also accused of failing to supervise McManus, failing to provide a safe environment for team personnel, violating NFL rules regarding alcohol and drugs on team flights and telling flight attendants to notify the FAA. Ignore rules.

Torres and Anderson are seeking more than $1 million and are demanding a jury trial.

On September 5, Gallaway filed a motion for admission requiring the other party to either deny or admit certain acts, statements or documents. In that filing, Gallaway alleges that the women made sexually explicit social media posts, used a racial slur, had previous sexual relationships with NFL players while on the job, were drug addicts and drank on the job, among other allegations.

The Jaguars signed McManus to a one-year contract worth $2 million in May 2023 and did not re-sign him after it expired. McManus signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Washington Commanders in the offseason, but the team cut him five days after the lawsuit was filed.

The Jaguars said they would have no comment on the NFL’s decision.

A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that several teams have been monitoring the situation with McManus and that he could find a new home soon.