Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker denies accusations of sexual mismatch that NFL says that League ‘will investigate the matter’

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Following an investigative report from the Baltimore banner that detailed accusations of sexual mismatch from Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker of six named massage therapists, NFL Kicker issued a long rejection of the claims and called them “unmatched false.”

The banner said it was talking to the therapists who claimed Tucker acted inappropriately during his treatments, including postponing his genitals, and that he “asked them to massage his pelvic area or inner thighs while he had an erection.”

Two therapists claimed Tucker got unwanted physical contact with his penis. Baltimore Banner reports that the alleged incidents happened between 2012 and 2016 at four companies in the Baltimore area and that “two spas forbade him to return.” No therapists have brought litigation or contacted law enforcement, according to the report.

Tucker says he “has never been accused of acting inappropriately in front of a massage therapist or during a massage therapy… Never received any complaints from a massage therapy … and never been told I was not welcome at any spa or other place business . ”

“When I accuse myself, the article takes the article harmless or ambiguous interactions and then lean them out of relationship that they are no longer recognizable and it presents vague insinuations as fact,” Tucker said in a statement published on X Thursday . “This is desperate tabloid food.”

The 13-year-old pro, known as one of the league’s best place parkers, was steadfast in his denial.

“I can’t allow false claims to be undisputed. I can’t be clearer. These accusations are false and incredibly hurtful to both me and, more importantly, my family, ”said the 35-year-old.

The NFL did not say when the league became aware of the claims, but said, “We first became aware of the claims of the reporter who examined this story when they were not previously shared with the NFL.”

In his statement, the NFL continued, “We take every claim seriously and will investigate the matter.”

The ravens also released a statement in which he noted that the team was aware of the report and took “Any accusations of this species seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.”

Tucker won the Super Bowl XLVII with Ravens in 2013 and owns the highest career field target percentage (89.1%), making him the most accurate kicker in the NFL history.