The Kansas City Chiefs have added some competition to their kicker room.
The Chiefs are signing Justin Tucker to the practice squad, NFL Network and ESPN reported Wednesday. The Kansas City Star's Sam McDowell first reported the news.
Kansas City worked out three kickers, including Tucker and former Ram Harrison Mevis, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
Tucker has not played since the 2024 season, and he served a 10-game suspension last year for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. The 36-year-old was accused of improper behavior during massage sessions by 16 massage therapists from eight Baltimore-area spas, which were said to have taken place from his rookie season in 2012 through 2016.
The allegations of improper conduct were initially reported by the Baltimore Banner in January 2025.
The Ravens released him in the spring of 2025 after 13 seasons with the club.
"He's done his suspension. ... I'll leave it at that for you," Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday. "We try to do our homework the best way we possibly can and talk to a lot of people, make sure things are OK."
A seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, Tucker is the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history, behind the Chargers' Cameron Dicker. For his career, Tucker has converted 89.1% of his field goal attempts, but the 2024 campaign, Tucker's final season in Baltimore was his worst. He missed eight of 30 field goal attempts, including five from 50-plus, and two PATs.
The signing in K.C. comes as Harrison Butker has struggled mightily, missing five field goal attempts already this season and one PAT. Butker missed two FGs in Sunday night's 20-3 loss to Seattle.
"We love (Butker). ... He understands the business and how it works," Reid said. "He gets it, and he knows that's part of this business. He's struggled a little bit. He gets it. He needs to pick it up here a little bit.
"Butker will get most of the reps this week. He'll take that and we'll just see where it goes. It's fluid."
Butker remains on the 53-man roster and Reid said he'll likely kick in Sunday's game against the Broncos, but with Tucker added to the practice squad, his job now looks in jeopardy, especially if the struggles continue.
