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Kicker Justin Tucker was reinstated 13 days after, after serving a 10-game suspension under the Personal Conduct Policy. His phone, by all appearances, had not rung.
It now has.
NFL Media reports that the Saints have invited Tucker to a kicker tryout. Cade York also will participate, per the report.
Some believed Tucker’s off-field baggage coupled with a lackluster 2024 season with the Ravens (73.3-percent field-goal conversion rate) would make it more difficult for him to get a shot. He’s now getting one, with the Saints.
Tucker, a five-time first-team All-Pro, was accused by multiple women of misconduct during massage-therapy sessions. He denied the allegations, and he was never charged criminally nor sued civilly. The league investigated after reporting earlier this year by the Baltimore Banner . Cut by the Ravens in May, Tucker accepted a 10-game suspension without a full-blown hearing or appeal.
Seven years ago, Tucker missed the first extra point of his career in the final seconds of a game against the Saints, resulting in a one-point loss by Baltimore.
Current Saints kicker Blake Grupe has missed eight of 26 field goals this season. On Sunday against the Falcons, Grupe missed a 38-yard field goal and a 47-yard field goal.
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