Green Bay’s special teams picture needed clarity, and it arrived with a firm voice. After a week of NFL rumors, Matt LaFleur said Brandon McManus , not Lucas Havrisik, will handle kicks in Week 10 against the Eagles.

Havrisik’s brief run featured a perfect ledger and a franchise-record 61-yarder, while McManus has missed three of seven attempts since returning from injury, including a costly 43-yarder versus Carolina.

Even so, LaFleur reiterated confidence in the veteran and downplayed any notion of an open competition, per Rob Demovsky.

What’s drawing fresh attention around Green Bay isn’t just the kicker call; it’s the league-wide debate the Packers were asked to front. Multiple NFL front office sources told ESPN the league office essentially recruited Green Bay to formally submit

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