GREEN BAY — Matt LaFleur wasn’t about to call it a kicking controversy. Instead, the Green Bay Packers head coach used a different word: Competition.

After watching veteran Brandon McManus miss three field-goal attempts over the past two games, and knowing that McManus’ quadriceps injury in his right (kicking) leg has not fully healed, LaFleur declared Thursday that the Packers’ kicking job is officially open for competition between McManus and Lucas Havrisik heading into Monday night’s matchup with the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeau Field.

“It's a competitive situation,” LaFleur said before practice. “We're going to have both the guys kick today, and we'll kind of see where Brandon's at in terms of his health and whatnot.

“And [we will] go with who we feel

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