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Published September 15, 2015
That thin Denver air can do some things to a field goal kick.
Still, nailing a 70-yard kick is nothing to snuff at -- and that's just what Broncos' kicker Brandon McManus did.
McManus and fellow kicker Connor Barth had a field goal-off at practice on Tuesday. Barth his a 65-yarder, but McManus responded and emerged victorious in a video you can watch right here.
"I actually told Coach (special-teams coordinator Joe) DeCamillis that I could make this one," McManus told ESPN's Jeff Legwold. "I don't know if he believed me or not, so I saw him smirk at me and he went over to coach (Gary Kubiak). ... I just waited for them to make the call. I knew I could get it there, it was just whether -- it does look far away, I'll tell you that."
The Broncos could use some kicking confidence after a so-so kicking season.
Favor McManus if the Broncos' position battle comes down to a kick-off.
(h/t ESPN)
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/broncos-mcmanus-nails-a-70-yard-field-goal-in-practice