BREAKING NEWS Ex-Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker suspended by NFL

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12 hours ago

Justin Tucker will reportedly be suspended for the first 10 weeks of the NFL regular season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
Tucker has been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal involving several massage therapists in the Baltimore area, leading to his release from the Baltimore Ravens last month.
Tucker had been viewed as one of the NFL's best kickers before his off-the-field trouble began.
Now, his prospects of being signed have dwindled even further for the 35-year-old due to the hefty suspension, per the Washington Post.
Earlier this year, the married football player was accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists from across eight spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.
Tucker has denied any wrongdoing and previously branded the accusations 'shocking and heart-breaking'. But on May 5, the Ravens made the 'tough decision' to release him.
Speaking for the first time since the release, head coach Harbaugh maintained Wednesday that the move was a 'football decision' last month.
'I mean, you're talking about arguably the best kicker in the history of the game,' Harbaugh said, via ESPN. 'And like we said, it's multi-layered [and] it's complicated. But in the end, it all comes back to what you have to do to get ready for your team to play the first game.'
'And I think if you step back and you take a look at all the issues and all the ramifications, you can understand that we've got to get our football team ready and we've got to have a kicker to go. And that was the move that we decided to make. So in that sense, it's a football decision and now we have to spend all of our focus and our time to get these kickers ready.'
'We've got a competition going on and [we've got to] get these guys ready to make kicks. So that's all I'm thinking about. From my perspective, it's like, "We have to have a kicker out there making kicks and what's the best way to get that done?"'
In a statement announcing Tucker's release, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta made no mention of the allegations, instead heaping praise on Tucker, a Super Bowl champion who had been with the Ravens since 2012. DeCosta's comments came under intense scrutiny.
Among the allegations leveled against Tucker are that he repeatedly - and deliberately - exposed his erect genitals.
Two therapists claim he brushed them with his penis. More than once, meanwhile, the kicker is accused of leaving what appeared to be ejaculate on the massage table. Back in February, it was reported that NFL investigators visited Baltimore to interview therapists who had made the bombshell claims about the Ravens kicker.
Around the same time, DeCosta called the allegations 'serious and concerning' and refused to rule out terminating Tucker's contract.