The Ravens officially published a statement on Monday, informing the fans, the media and others that they publish the botter Justin Tucker. The organization cited “football reasons” to explain why the botter was released.
Yeah .. okay … of course.
On January 30, the Baltimore banner published a investigation Reporting that Tucker, one of the most coveted boots in NFL history, had been accused of sexual misconduct towards massage therapists throughout the Baltimore region. Over the days, the Numbers Growing up, from six to 16 years old, women alleging that misconduct occurred between 2012, his recruit season and 2016. A quick search for Tucker on X (officially known as Twitter) and you will find that people actually tweet on his alleged conduct for years, but this has passed incompetent until the presentation. Tucker came out with a statementRepulsive allegations shortly after.
The Ravens did not do it.
The Ravens did not publish an official declaration, but Questions addressed About Tucker during combination and pre-derate press conferences of the NFL. Take a “long break” by saying things like: “it’s a very good question”, before answering or answering the accusations with, “It’s a really difficult matter.” Many considered their answers as vague, cowards and “coachespeak”, a term that people use on words at the surface level to maintain a positive public figure.
The obvious signs that the organization was going to evolve was there. In addition to the NFL survey, the Ravens, which have never used a draft choice on a booter, drafted Tyler Loop in the 6th round of the NFL 2025 draft. Something that was unprecedented was now a reality, and it was not a coincidence.
It took the Ravens 95 days to make a written statement on Tucker – who has always omitted the allegations against him. Not one, “we are aware of the allegations and we take this question seriously”, or whatever tastes per day earlier. They were silent. It’s far from coach John Harbaugh Comments “Zero tolerance” About Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson quarterrier in 2022, which had many allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
When I read the team’s declaration for the first time, I was a little perplexed and overall. Although I understand that the allegations against Tucker are just that – allegations – the declaration was not only a demonstration of feeling of sorry to Tucker, but also to tone the many massage therapists who felt like their stories were not considered or even heard by the Ravens.
We get it. NFL is a company. Tucker has not been officially accused of a crime and the NFL still investigates the issue. Tucker could try to place a grievance for being released, and the Ravens want to cover all their bases. But going to record and completely ignore the reason we are here to start is dishonest and cowardice, at least.
There will be people who will read this and will say that I am too emotional and that I have to separate both. But I am actually as logical as anyone. When business and staff meet and affect the results of the individual, you must at least be recognized. When players are suspended for drugs or performance improvement medications they have taken, more likely the clock, we know it immediately or shortly after. To simply ask that an organization recognize something as big as sixteen allegations of sexual misconduct is not a difficult demand. When should humanity be ignored – or neglected – for “business”? And while Ravens try to protect themselves by keeping it for business, it looks like a lack of respect for women involved, football fans and anyone who may have been affected by sexual fault. Why was it so easy for Harbaugh to express his opinion on the misdeeds of someone else, but when he arrived at his own players, did not say a word? And maybe he wanted and had been advised to say nothing. But what happened does not disappear because the Ravens did not put it in writing. He simply has people who continually ask questions like: “How is it?”
Maybe … maybe … Ravens have no zero tolerance policy after all.