Source: Brandon McManus, Packers agree to 1-year deal

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Perhaps the seventh kicker will be the charm for the Green Bay Packers, who signed veteran Brandon McManus on Tuesday.

The sides agreed to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, and McManus is expected to kick in Sunday's game against the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field.

While the Packers used only one kicker, Brayden Narveson, in the first six games of this season, they've had six others on the roster since the end of last season. One of them, Alex Hale, remains on the practice squad.

Narveson, a rookie whom the Packers claimed off waivers from the Tennessee Titans in late August, has missed a league-high five field goals this…