The Baltimore Ravens released longtime kicker Justin Tucker on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Tucker, whom the Ravens signed as an undrafted free agent in 2012, has been accused of inappropriate behavior by 16 massage therapists from eight different Baltimore spas and wellness centers. The NFL has been investigating the matter, but Tucker has denied all of the allegations, calling them \u201cunequivocally false.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week, the Ravens drafted Arizona kicker Tyler Loop with the No. 186 pick<\/a> of the 2025 NFL Draft. The writing was on the wall for Tucker then.<\/p>\n However, just a few days before releasing Tucker, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told the media that Baltimore\u2019s kicking competition would be \u201cbased on football.\u201d<\/a> Well, we have the winner of the competition \u2014 and rookie minicamp hasn\u2019t even started yet. It\u2019s Loop\u2019s job now, and the legendary NFL kicker with over a dozen accusations is a free agent.<\/p>\n The Ravens are calling the release of their 35-year-old kicker a \u201cfootball decision.\u201d But let\u2019s not kid ourselves here.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes football decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is one of those instances,\u201d Ravens Executive Vice President and General Manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement. \u201cConsidering our current roster, we have made the tough decision to release Justin Tucker.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n\n