AUSTIN (KXAN) — The NFL has suspended free agent kicker Justin Tucker 10 weeks for violating its personal conduct policy.
The league announced its decision Thursday following an investigation into allegations that Tucker had inappropriate sexual contact with up to 16 massage therapists from 2012 to 2016 while playing for the Baltimore Ravens.
A league memo stated that Tucker’s suspension takes effect on Aug. 26, the league’s roster cutdown day, and he’ll be eligible for reinstatement on Nov. 11. He can serve the suspension while not under contract with a team, and if he signs with someone this offseason, he can attend training camp and play in preseason games.
The Ravens released Tucker in May, citing it as a “football decision,” without general manager Eric DeCosta mentioning the investigation. Tucker has maintained that the allegations are “unequivocally false.” He has not faced any criminal charges related to the allegations.
Baltimore drafted a kicker in the seventh round of this year’s draft, Arizona’s Tyler Loop, leading many to believe that the Ravens were ready to move on from Tucker. Tucker signed with the Ravens as a free agent following his collegiate career with the Texas Longhorns.
Tucker was a 5-time All-Pro kicker with seven Pro Bowl selections, becoming the most accurate kicker in NFL history with an 89.1% make rate, hitting 417 of 468 attempts. He booted the longest field goal in NFL history, a 66-yarder against the Detroit Lions in 2021. He struggled in 2024, making a career-low 73% of his kicks.