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Jets work out Justin Tucker after 10-game ban
Livemint··3 Sept
The New York Jets worked out eight-time All-Pro kicker Justin Tucker on Wednesday alongside Michael Badgley and Josh Karty. Tucker has not kicked in the NFL since 2024 and served a 10-game suspension in 2025. Baltimore released him in May 2025 after 16 massage therapists accused him of misconduct. Tucker called the claims unequivocally false.
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What It Means For You
- The Jets recently claimed Blake Grupe off waivers and have Jason Sanders on the practice squad.
- None of the three kickers who worked out on Wednesday was immediately signed.
- Nick Folk made 28 of 29 field goals for the Jets last season before leaving in free agency.
What's Happening
- Tucker made first- or second-team All-Pro every season from 2016 through 2022.
- His career field-goal rate of 89.1 percent ranks among the best in league history.
- In 2024 he converted 22 of 30 field goals, a 73 percent rate near the bottom among regular kickers.
The Allegations And NFL Response
- The Baltimore Banner first reported accusations from massage therapists on January 30, 2025.
- The NFL suspended Tucker for the first 10 games of the 2025 season for personal conduct policy violations.
- He later worked out for the Saints and Colts but signed with neither team.
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