Justin Tucker: NFL examines accusations of inappropriate behavior against Baltimore Ravens Kicker | NFL News

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The NFL will investigate accusations that the Baltimore Ravens Kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately against massage therapists on four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area, a league spokesman said.

The Baltimore banner Detailed the allegations against Tucker in a long report Thursday.

The paper said it spoke to six massage therapists who told first -hand experiences with Tucker from 2012 to 2016. Several therapists said they ended tuckers sessions early or refused to work on him again, and leaders from two spas said they banned him from return.

In a statement, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said: “We first became aware of the claims from the reporter who examined this story when they were not previously shared with the NFL.

“We take any claim seriously and will investigate the matter.”

Tucker published a statement of social media that called the allegations of him in the banner story “unequivocally false”.

“When I accuse myself, the article takes the article innocent or ambiguous interactions and leans them out of relationship that they are no longer recognizable and it presents vague insinuations as fact,” he said.

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Tucker depicted before a game against the Texans in January 2024

Tucker, 35, had just finished his 13th season in the NFL, all with Ravens.

In 2022, Tucker accepted a four-year contract extension throughout the 2027 season. This agreement included guaranteed $ 17.5 m.

“We are aware of the Baltimore banner’s story of Justin Tucker as well as his answer,” said a spokesman for Ravens.

“We take all the allegations of this species seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.”

According to the banner, a representative of the spa chain, which Ojas said Tucker was “immediately terminated as a client” in 2014, after “a massage therapist reported an incident that allegedly took place during a massage therapis session with Justin Tucker”.

Owners of Studio 921, who are now closed, said through a lawyer that they “took immediate and decisive actions to ban this person from our business and services to ensure a safe environment for everyone”.

In his answer, Tucker said, “I have never received any complaints from a massage therapist, has never been dismissed from a massage therapy or body session and have never been told that I was not welcome at any spa or other business place.”