The NFL researchers have been in Baltimore talking to some of the women who have accused the pateners of the Ravens, Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior, a source told ESPN.
Three women have spoken with the researchers, with two others scheduled to do so, according to a Baltimore Banner report.
In total, 16 eight -spas massage therapists in the high -end Baltimore area have made accusations of behavior inappropriate by Tucker. According to reports, all incidents occurred during the 2012 to 2016 sessions, which were Tucker’s first five seasons in the NFL.
In a statement to ESPN on Friday, a league spokesman said: “We do not provide details or updates of the review process while the investigations are ongoing.”
In his press conference during the Super Bowl week, the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, addressed the accusations against Tucker, saying: “Obviously they are serious problems, and he is taking that seriously as we are.” Tucker could be subject to discipline under NFL’s personal behavior policy.
Tucker has denied any irregularity, issuing a statement on social networks on January 30 in which he described the “unequivocally false” accusations.
Tucker wrote that Banner’s initial article, which was published on January 30, “takes harmless or ambiguous interactions and biases so disproportionate that they are no longer recognizable … This is a desperate sensational fodder.”
Tucker has been accused by women of sexually inappropriate behavior that included exposing their genitals, brushing some with their exposed penis and leaving what they thought was ejaculated at the massage table.
After the first accusations were made last month, the Ravens issued a statement saying: “We seriously take any accusation of this nature and continue monitoring the situation.”
Tucker, 35, is a professional bowler seven times that is the most precise kicker in the history of the NFL. He is the oldest player in the Ravens and the last remaining player of his Super Bowl championship team in 2012.
Dan Graziano de ESPN contributed to this report. ESPN’s Jamison Hensley information was used in this report.
