{"id":29081,"date":"2025-02-27T03:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29081"},"modified":"2025-02-27T03:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:18:15","slug":"ravens-coach-john-harbaugh-issues-first-remarks-on-justin-tucker-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29081","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Issues First Remarks on Justin Tucker Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh speaks during the NFL combine on Feb 25, 2025. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh described the allegations of sexual misconduct against kicker Justin Tucker as “a really tough deal” in his first public comments on the scandal since the initial expose.<\/p>\n

Harbaugh’s remarks came during the combine on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not what you want to wake up and read,\u201d the coach began. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to read about it. It\u2019s not something you want to see. I don\u2019t care what it is, in terms of things that are hurtful and harmful to people. There\u2019s too many headlines like that, too many stories that you hear that just make you just sad and disappointed. You don\u2019t ever want to see a circumstance and situation … where anybody is made to feel less than great when they come and are involved in a work experience somewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just really a tough deal,\u201d the coach continued. \u201cThe NFL is looking into it. They\u2019re going to review it. They\u2019re going to try to gather all the facts. \u2026 I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll have an understanding of it at that time. And then once there\u2019s an understanding of it, then you have a chance to make some decisions and determinations and things like that. And that\u2019s where we\u2019re at right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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