The Baltimore Ravens drafted kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday, potentially signaling a divorce with controversial incumbent kicker Justin Tucker.
The beleaguered Tucker is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with several female massage therapists. Sixteen women have accused Tucker of misconduct at eight different high-end spas in the Baltimore area from 2012-16.
When the first of the allegations surfaced in January, the Ravens issued a statement, saying in part, “We are aware of the Baltimore Banner’s story regarding Justin Tucker as well as his response. We take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.”
Tucker has denied the allegations, and though the team hadn’t acknowledging publicly it was preparing to move on, the drafting of another kicker is a clear indication of wanting to go in a different direction.
The Ravens selected Loop, a kicker out of the University of Arizona, in the sixth round and with the No. 186 overall pick.
Regarded as one of the top kicking prospects in the draft, Loop made 18 of 23 kicks for the Wildcats as a senior, including a school-record 62-yarder against Houston. He also had 53 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs in being named honorable mention All-Big 12.
Tucker, 35, has been the Ravens’ kicker since Baltimore signed him as undrafted free agent out of the University of Texas in 2012.
In becoming a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, Tucker has become the league’s all-time leader in field goal accuracy, making 89.1 percent of his kicks. But he made a career-low 73.3 percent (22 of 30) last season and was just 11 of 19 from 40 or more yards.
–Field Level Media
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