Baltimore Ravens fans respond to squad cutting Justin Tucker
Former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has been suspended for 10 games careless of whether helium is connected a roster, pursuing an probe into much than a twelve intersexual misconduct allegations, the NFL announced connected Thursday.
The NFL said successful a memo that Tucker's suspension for violations of the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy volition statesman connected roster cutdown day, Aug. 26. He would beryllium eligible for reinstatement connected Tuesday, Nov. 11, according to the league.
Tucker played for the Ravens for 13 seasons earlier his merchandise connected May 5. The NFL had investigated allegations of inappropriate behaviour by massage therapists, reported by our media partner, The Baltimore Banner.
The NFL said Tucker whitethorn inactive effort retired and motion with a squad during his suspension. During that time, if helium is signed during the offseason, helium whitethorn signifier with a squad and vie successful preseason games.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Tucker's agent, Rob Roche, said, "We are disappointed with the NFL's decision."
"Justin has ever strived to transportation himself successful a mode that would marque his household and assemblage proud," Roche added. "He stands by his erstwhile statements. In bid to enactment this hard occurrence down him and get backmost connected the tract arsenic soon arsenic possible, we person advised Justin to judge this solution and adjacent this matter."
Justin Tucker intersexual misconduct allegations
The NFL investigated pursuing the Baltimore Banner's study that Tucker was accused of intersexual misconduct by astatine slightest 16 massage therapists betwixt 2012 and 2016.
Tucker and his attorneys proceed to contradict the allegations.
"The radical who cognize Justin champion cognize his quality and recognize that portion helium remains afloat committed to excellence arsenic a shot player, helium is profoundly dedicated to his astir important beingness roles arsenic a father, husband, and friend," Roche said.
When the study was published, Tucker posted connected societal media that helium ne'er acted inappropriately during connection therapy sessions.
"I person ever made a conscious effort to beryllium considerate and respectful successful each of the interactions with the assemblage that I emotion truthful much. It is devastating for maine to larn that anyone would consciousness I was violative successful immoderate way," Tucker said.
Tucker chopped by the Ravens
Tucker was released by the Ravens successful May aft they drafted kicker Tyler Loop successful the sixth circular retired of the University of Arizona.
Ravens' General Manager Eric DeCosta said the merchandise was a "football decision."
"Sometimes shot decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is 1 of those instances," DeCosta said successful a statement. "Considering our existent roster, we person made the pugnacious determination to merchandise Justin Tucker."
In February, DeCosta called the intersexual misconduct allegations "serious" and "concerning."
DeCosta said, astatine the time, that helium wanted to spot what the NFL's probe revealed earlier making immoderate decisions astir Tucker.
"The allegations are serious, concerning. The magnitude of allegations are serious, concerning," DeCosta said. "I deliberation we're fortunate the league is doing an investigation, we'll hold arsenic patiently arsenic we tin for arsenic overmuch accusation arsenic we tin and we'll marque a determination based connected that."
Tucker's prolific Ravens' career
Tucker, 35, joined the Ravens successful 2012, the twelvemonth Baltimore won Super Bowl XLVII. During his NFL career, the kicker from Texas became 1 of the league's all-time best.
In 2024, Tucker had a career-low play with a 73.3% tract extremity percentage, hitting 22 of 30 attempts.
Despite that, Tucker is inactive the astir close kicker successful NFL past with an wide vocation tract extremity percent of 89.1%. He besides holds the grounds for the longest tract extremity successful NFL past astatine 66 yards.
He is simply a seven-time NFL Pro Bowl subordinate and was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team.
"Justin created galore important and unforgettable moments successful Ravens history," DeCosta said. "His reliability, focus, drive, resilience, and bonzer endowment made him 1 of the league's champion kickers for implicit a decade."
Adam Thompson is simply a integer contented shaper for CBS Baltimore.
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