Oct. 28 (UPI) — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to sign kicker Justin Tucker to their practice squad, a league source told UPI on Wednesday.
Tucker, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro, last played in 2024. The NFL suspended the former Baltimore Ravens star for the first 10 games of the 2025 campaign for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
That ban followed a league investigation into allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior made against Tucker by 16 Baltimore-area massage therapists.
The Ravens released Tucker in May. He served the suspension while he was a free agent.
He is now set to provide competition for Chiefs starter Harrison Butker, who made a career-low 68.8% (11 of 16) of his field goal attempts so far this season. Butker made 86.8% of his attempts in 2025. He was successful on 88.4% of his attempts from 2017 through 2025.
Kicker Justin Tucker (9) is a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Butker made just 1 of 3 attempts in the Chiefs’ 30-3 loss tot he Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in Seattle.
Tucker made 89.1% of his field goal attempts through his first 13 years in the NFL. He led the league with a 94.6% clip in 2021, He made a career-high 97.4% of his attempts in 2016.
Veteran kicker Justin Tucker was suspended for 10 games last season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI
The Chiefs (5-1) will face the Denver Broncos (5-2) at 4:25 p.m. EDT Sunday in Denver.
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