BALTIMORE \u2014 Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has continued to work out at the team\u2019s facility in Owings Mills the past couple of weeks, coach John Harbaugh said Sunday at rookie minicamp. Whether that continues remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
While the NFL\u2019s investigation into the voluminous sexual misconduct allegations by several massage therapists against Tucker continues, Harbaugh was asked about the potential awkward dynamic that would likely exist should Tucker and rookie kicker Tyler Loop both be on the field when the team gathers for voluntary organized team activities at the end of the month.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFrom the standpoint of the investigation, we don\u2019t know anything,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cSo you can\u2019t make any decisions based on that. Every decision we make has to be based on football. There\u2019s a lot of layers to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tucker, 35, is the team\u2019s longest-tenured player after signing with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He\u2019s also the most accurate kicker in NFL history, holds the league record for longest field goal made (66 yards) and is the leading scorer in the organization\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
The Ravens had never drafted a kicker before using a sixth-round pick last weekend to take Loop out of Arizona.<\/p>\n
It was a move Baltimore viewed as necessary given the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the investigation and the possibility of Tucker being suspended. Tucker is also coming off the worst year of his career, having made just 73% of his field goals last season.<\/p>\n
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Sunday marked the first time that Loop had a chance to show off his leg to local reporters in practice. He was also joined by former Wyoming kicker John Hoyland, who received an invite to the Ravens\u2019 and Denver Broncos\u2019 rookie minicamps.<\/p>\n
Both kickers missed some field goal attempts during the nearly two-hour practice, but each has an impressive collegiate resume.<\/p>\n
Loop was an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection last season after converting 18 of 23 field goal attempts and setting a school record with a 62-yard field goal against Houston. For his career, he made 67 of 80 field goals (83.75%) to finish with the highest field goal percentage in school history.<\/p>\n
He was also the top kicker on senior special teams coach Randy Brown\u2019s draft board.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was good to see it,\u201d Harbaugh said of Loop\u2019s leg. \u201cIt was good to hear it. The way the ball comes off his foot is impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoyland was an honorable mention All-Mountain West pick for the Cowboys last season after converting on 15 of 19 field goals, which included making 14 of 15 from inside 50 yards. His season-long was from 54 yards against Boise State, and he finished his career with a school-record 366 career points.<\/p>\n
As for Tucker?<\/p>\n
The Ravens\u2019 first voluntary OTAs will take place May 27-29, so it\u2019s possible the team could make a decision by then. If they release Tucker, they\u2019d almost certainly do so with a post-June 1 designation, which would save $4.2 million in salary cap space.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the different things that you take into consideration, whatever we decide to do in the next few weeks will be based on football,\u201d Harbaugh said.<\/p>\n
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