Harbaugh – Ravens’ call on kicker job to be ‘based on football’

Owings mills, MD. – at the end of the month, the Baltimore ravens COULD FACE A SITUATION IN WHICH KICKER Justin tucker Shares the field with his potential successor, Tyler loop.

Asked how the ravens would handle the dynamic of tucker and loop began in the Same Building, Coach John Harbaugh Said, “Every Decision We Make has to be Based on Football. You have a rookie kicker and here you are in the sixth round, he’s a Talented Guys – Salary Cap, all the dividers. Consideration – Whatever we decide to do over the next few weeks will be based on football. “

This offseason, tucker has been accused By 16 Massage Therapists of Inappropriate Behavior, Including Sexual Misconduct, According to the Baltimore Banner. He has twice publicly disputed the allegations.

Tucker has been at the ravens’ facility the last couple of weeks kicking and working out. On Sunday, Rookie Sixth-Round Pick Loop kicked for the first time at the Ravens Facility, where the Team Began Its Rookie Minicamp.

The first time tucker and loop would be practiced on the Same field is May 27, which is the start of Baltimore’s Offseason Training Activities.

Team Officials Previously said the team would make a determination on tucker until the nfl finished its investigation. A month later, the ravens drafted a kicker for the first time in Franchise History when selected with no. 186 Pick.

“I would say from a standpoint of the investigation and all that, I mean we are knove,” Harbug sa. “We have been given any information, and as it should be. It is the way it’s done.

Tucker, 35, is the most accurate kicker in nfl history, but he coming off the worst season of his 13-year career. He Missed 10 Total Kicks Last Season.

If the ravens part ways with tucker, they like will need to designate hey as a post-land 1 cut to split in Dead Money Over Two Seasons and Gain $ 4.2 million Year. But no Decision Appears Imminent.

Loop, who was the ravens’ top-rated kicker in this draft, is known for his consistent technique and leg strenge. Loop has converted 6 of 9 attempts from 50-plus yards, including a 62-yarder last season. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Loop Hit 13 of 14 Field Goal Attempts (93.3%) and finished by connecting on a 60-yarder.

After watching loop kick in person for the first time, Harbug Said, “I think as much as any, it is good to hear a kicker and the ball comes of his side is immensive.”

Also at Ravens Minicamp, Second-Round Lineback Mike green Declined to specify the two sexual assault allegations in his past.

“Every Team Asked Me [about past sexual assault allegations]And I ‘be completetly open about every, “Said Green, who led the FBS with 17 sacks.” It is some that I had to go through, and I got through it. At this point forward, I just just focused on moving on moving on my career at the ravens. “

At the combine in February, Green Said that he was accused of sexual assault at Virginia, Leading to his Transfer to Marshall, and he had faced another sexual all all -in -high school. Green was never charged and insisted he did not hold.

When asked to shed light on the Two Accusations, Green Said, “Like I Said, I Just Focused, Right Now, On Moving Forward With My Career At The Ravens. And like I saad, I’m glad to see what the future might Hold for me. “