Chiefs Add Justin Tucker to Practice Squad

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The Kansas City Chiefs are adding kicker Justin Tucker, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports, citing a source. Tucker last played in the NFL in 2024. The Baltimore Ravens parted ways with the kicker in June 2025 after allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct toward massage therapists were made against him.

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The NFL suspended Tucker for the first 10 games of the 2025 season. The suspension was based on a violation of the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. Despite his experience, Tucker ultimately did not sign with a team in 2025.

Chiefs Respond to Harrison Butker’s Struggles

Tucker’s potential addition comes amid Harrison Butker’s recent struggles. The Chiefs kicker made just one of three field-goal attempts in last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Across the past two games, Butker has made four of seven field-goal attempts. This season, he is 11-for-16, a conversion rate of 68.8 percent. If that mark holds, it would be the lowest success rate of his NFL career.

The Chiefs are turning to Tucker, a kicker with an exceptional career record. The seven-time Pro Bowler has made 89.1 percent of his field-goal attempts over his NFL career. However, his most recent season also fell short of his previous standards.

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Justin Tucker Is Coming Off a Down Year in the NFL

In the 2024 season, Tucker posted a career low, making 73.3 percent of his field-goal attempts. That was well below his career rate before he left the Ravens the following year.

The move is also relevant to Kansas City’s AFC West matchup. The Chiefs are 5-1 and face the Denver Broncos on Sunday; Denver has a 5-2 record. The game is considered an important divisional matchup.

It remains unclear whether Tucker is initially being brought in only as insurance for Butker or could take on a larger role later in the season. For now, the Chiefs intend to add the veteran kicker to their practice squad.

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Warum wollen die Kansas City Chiefs Justin Tucker verpflichten?

Die Chiefs planen, Tucker in ihren Practice Squad aufzunehmen, während Harrison Butker zuletzt Schwierigkeiten hatte. Ob Tucker zunächst nur als Absicherung dient oder später eine größere Rolle bekommt, ist laut Artikel offen.

Wie hoch ist Justin Tuckers Field-Goal-Quote in der NFL?

Tucker hat im Laufe seiner NFL-Karriere 89,1 Prozent seiner Field-Goal-Versuche getroffen. In der Saison 2024 lag seine Quote bei 73,3 Prozent – einem Karriere-Tief.

Wie viele Field Goals hat Harrison Butker in dieser Saison getroffen?

Butker traf in der laufenden Saison 11 von 16 Field-Goal-Versuchen, was einer Quote von 68,8 Prozent entspricht. In seinen vergangenen zwei Spielen waren es vier Treffer bei sieben Versuchen.

Wann spielen die Chiefs gegen die Denver Broncos?

Kansas City trifft am Sonntag auf Denver. Die Chiefs stehen vor dem AFC-West-Duell bei 5:1, die Broncos bei 5:2.

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