Kansas City Chiefs to sign kicker Justin Tucker to practice squad

Kansas City Chiefs to sign kicker Justin Tucker to practice squad
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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.

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.

The Chiefs (5-1) will face the Denver Broncos (5-2) at 4:25 p.m. EDT Sunday in Denver.

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