The NFL has started its investigation into Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker following accusations of sexual misconduct from more than a dozen massage therapists.
According to reporting from the Baltimore Banner, the league has sent investigators to Baltimore to interview some of the massage therapists that have come forward.
To date, 16 women have accused Tucker of sexual misconduct at several spas around the city. At least three of them already have spoken to league investigators as of Friday, according to the Banner, and two more said they will speak to them “in the coming weeks.”
The women who have talked to the NFL’s investigators already told the Banner they each spent over an hour and a half discussing their accusations in detail. They also said they’re “hopeful” the league will hold Tucker accountable for his actions.
NFL spokespersons told multiple outlets that they “do not provide details or updates on the review process” while its investigation is underway. The Ravens said in a statement they’re going to “continue to monitor the situation.”
Allegations of Tucker’s inappropriate behavior first surfaced in late January, when the Baltimore newspaper reported that six women from four different spas had “troubling firsthand experience with Tucker from 2012 to 2016.”
Ten women have since come forward with similar accusations, including claims that the Ravens’ kicker “expos[ed] his genitals, brush[ed] two of them with his exposed penis, and [left] what they believed to be ejaculate on the massage table after three of his treatments.”
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Tucker, a 13-year NFL veteran, called the initial report from the Baltimore Banner “desperate tabloid fodder” and claimed the allegations are “unequivocally false” in a social media post.
In 2022, an NFL-appointed judge ruled that Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson would serve a six-game suspension after multiple accusations of similar sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. Weeks later, the NFL, its players’ association and Watson’s representatives agreed to extend that suspension to 11 games, along with a $5 million fine and agreed to be evaluated by behavioral experts and follow their treatment plan.
At the time of Watson’s suspension, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was asked about the league’s decision to suspend Watson.
He said, “I do have a lot of opinions on it. … I respect what (owner) Steve Bisciotti has created here … really almost 10 years ago. We’re kind of zero tolerance … but we’ve stayed away from that particular situation.”
Harbaugh has not spoken publicly since the reports of allegations against Tucker surfaced. Both he and Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta are scheduled to speak at the NFL combine on Tuesday, according to Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network.
Tucker, 35, is coming off of the worst year of his career with a 73.3% conversion rate on field goal attempts and 96.8% rate on extra points. He is owed more than $7.07 million in total, including $4.2 million in base salary in 2025.
