NFL investigators in Baltimore interviewing Justin Tucker accusers

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun on Feb 21, 2025

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — Investigators from the NFL have been in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Friday.

A spokesperson from the NFL declined to comment, saying only that the league does not provide details or updates on the review process while investigations are ongoing. A spokesperson for the Ravens referred back to the team’s original Jan. 30 statement in which they said they take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.

Michael Belsky, an attorney representing some of the accusers, also declined to comment.

So far, 16 massage therapists from eight spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area have accused Tucker of sexual misconduct between 2012 and 2016.

Six of the therapists from five high-end spas accused Tucker of “exposing his genitals, brushing two of them with his exposed penis and leaving what they believed to be ejaculate on the massage table after three of his treatments,” The Baltimore Banner reported last month. Three more came forward following the initial report and accused Tucker of similar behavior in interviews with The Baltimore Sun and The Banner, and an additional seven massage therapists shared similar accounts with The Banner last week.

Tucker, 35, has denied the allegations.

No criminal or civil actions have been filed against Tucker as of Friday, according to Maryland case search. The NFL investigation is also expected to take several weeks or months.

It’s unclear what punishment, if any, Tucker could face, though under the league’s personal conduct policy, players can be disciplined for behavior that poses a “genuine danger” to others or “undermines or puts at risk the integrity of the NFL.” Under the policy, players can face a six-game suspension.

In 2022, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was initially suspended for six games before the NFL and the NFL Players Association reached a settlement on an 11-game suspension and $5 million fine following more than two dozen women accusing him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions. In 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleaded not guilty to charges of solicitation as part of an investigation into possible prostitution at a Jupiter, Florida, massage parlor.

Watson settled nearly two dozen civil lawsuits. Kraft issued a public apology and charges were eventually dropped.

As for Tucker, he remains the Ravens’ kicker for now. Whether it stays that way remains to be seen. General manager Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh, who have not spoken publicly since the allegations were made public, are scheduled to meet with the media at the NFL scouting combine Tuesday in Indianapolis.

If Baltimore were to part ways with its longest-tenured player, it would likely wait until at least the start of the new league year on March 12.

By waiting until then, the Ravens would save just over $4 million in salary cap space and be able to spread his $7.5 million in dead money over each of the next two years. Tucker is coming off the worst season of his career, having made 73.3% of his field goal attempts.