Los Baltimore Ravens despidieron a Justin Tuckerhis kicker (kicker) Champion at the Super Bowl XLVIIwho accumulates 16 accusations of women for inappropriate sexual behaviorthe same that investigates the NFL.
“Considering our current template, we have made the decision to free Justin Tucker. We appreciate Justin's contributions while playing for Ravens. We wish him already his family the best,” he said Eric DeCostaGeneral Manager of the Baltimore Raves.
Accusations are unequivocally false
Tucker, 35, considered one of the best kickers in the NFL todayHe suffered a turn in his career from last January when nine signs of women who claimed were harassed by the kicking in some spa located in Baltimore (Maryland) between 2012 and 2016.
We don't know anything about the investigation. The NFL has not given us any information so the decision is based only on football
To those nine accusations, in March, another seven were added, to complete the 16 that weigh on the player, which caused the NFL to undertake an investigation that remains ongoing.
At that time Tucker denied the facts.
“The accusations are unequivocally false. They have never accused me of misconduct and have never accused me of acting inappropriately in front of a masseuse or during a massage session,” the kicker defended himself.
The Ravens coach argues that Tucker's dismissal has not been for the accusations
According to John Harbaugh, coach of the Ravens, these accusations had nothing to do with the decision to do without the veteran.
“We don't know anything about the investigation. The NFL has not given us any information so the decision is based only on American football,” said Harbaugh.
A line that the general manager of the team maintained.
“Sometimes, decisions in American football are incredibly difficult and this is one of those cases. Justin created many significant and unforgettable moments in the history of the Ravens,” concluded Eric Decosta.
The Baltimore Ravens have already selected a played in Justin Tucker in the draft
The Baltimore Ravens gave the first notice about the possible departure of Tucker last April, when in the NFL draft they selected the rookie Tyler Loop, expatrient of the Arizona Wildcats of the collegial football in the sixth round.
This Monday they confirmed the change of course in that position with the departure of Justin Tucker, who leaves Baltimore after 13 years of career along which he obtained a champion ring, was designated eight times All-Pro, seven times PRO Bowl and appointed within the ideal team of the 2010 decade of the NFL.
The kicker born in Houston, Texas, also leaves the record of the longest field Goal 'in the history of the NFL, which connected 66 yards, and the highest percentage of field goals in the league with 89.1 percent of effectiveness in minimum 100 attempts.
