- Tucker had his helmet thrown away and his other equipment kicked aside during warm-ups
- The Ravens kicker called the antics “kind of stupid” and downplayed them
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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker called the antics of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce “kind of stupid.”
Tucker’s warm-up in his home stadium was interrupted by several Kansas City players – with Kelce throwing his helmet and wide receiver Marques Valdez-Scantling kicking a placeholder out of the way.
“I saw Patrick out there trying to warm up and get some dropbacks,” Tucker said. ‘He asked me while I was stretching on the ground if I could move my helmet.
‘I stood up happily and put my helmet aside – at least I thought it was out of the way enough.
“And then Travis comes up to me and he’s just kicking my stuff, and he’s throwing my helmet.”
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker addressed a pre-game scuffle with the Chiefs
Tucker was warming up and his equipment was kicked aside by Travis Kelce and others
Despite the stoppages, Tucker was perfect on the day in the Ravens’ loss to the Chiefs
“I thought it was all just a game, all in good fun, but they seemed to take it a little more seriously.”
“That’s exactly what I’ve done for 12 years and it’s not like I’m out there trying to be problematic,” Tucker added. “I’m just trying to get ready for the football game, just like they are.”
Kelce seemed to be on edge all game, with the tight end on the opposing defense all game.
Tucker didn’t score much for the Ravens, but he was a perfect 1/1 on field goals and 1/1 on extra points.
But Baltimore couldn’t come away with the win as Kansas City made another Super Bowl.