{"id":54669,"date":"2025-06-09T07:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54669"},"modified":"2025-06-09T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:43:39","slug":"ravens-new-kicker-impressing-at-otas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54669","title":{"rendered":"Ravens New Kicker Impressing at OTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Baltimore Ravens selected a kicker in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft that&#8217;s impressed at OTAs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Feb 26, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Arizona place kicker Tyler Loop (PK05) during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. 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Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y2vshft6y\">The\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0are beginning a new era at kicker this offseason after parting ways with veteran Justin Tucker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q121fekc1\">Baltimore selected Arizona kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round of the\u00a02025 NFL Draft,\u00a0making him the second and final kicker off the board in the draft after the New England Patriots selected Miami kicker Andres Borregales just four picks prior. Loop is now expected to win the Ravens&#8217; kicking job this offseason after Tucker&#8217;s departure, and it apparently hasn&#8217;t taken him long to impress at OTAs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_33rzv0iks\">According to\u00a0Ravens team reporter Justin Robertso<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_7lvawc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/ravens-otas-week-2-devontez-walker-nate-wiggins-tyler-loop-practice-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/ravens-otas-week-2-devontez-walker-nate-wiggins-tyler-loop-practice-report\" aria-label=\"Ravens team reporter Justin Robertson, - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">n,<\/a>\u00a0Loop had an excellent day in live action at Friday&#8217;s OTA practice by going a perfect 6-of-6 on field goals, which included a 60-yarder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1931090667825971466&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fravens%2Fnews%2Fbaltimore-ravens-new-kicker-tyler-loop-impressing-otas&amp;sessionId=60fa9ad8b0e7a04968429aa8517069f68edb718e&amp;siteScreenName=RavenCountryFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1931090667825971466\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uj0g02rfh\">During his five seasons at Arizona, Loop was a steady kicker that showed off his range toward the end of his career. After starting off as a punter in 2020, he ended his college career 126 of 128 on extra points and 67 of 80 on field goals with a long of 62 yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_grvwhiltv\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s really exciting more than pressure, just because it gives you something to shoot for, right? We always want to be improving. We always want to be chasing perfection and learning how to adjust well and make kicks,&#8221; Loop said during his introductory press conference. &#8220;Getting to follow in the footsteps of a guy like [Justin Tucker] who&#8217;s been so elite and get to compete with him and maybe learn from him, that gets me fired up. I&#8217;m ready to get up there and start competing and finding ways to win games and make kicks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1ijaufxpj\">Tucker has been accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists in the Baltimore area after allegations originally surfaced in January. The NFL has continued to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i7jmtroy4\">However, upon Tucker&#8217;s release, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement that the move was a &#8220;football decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_v3jx5f6do\">The Ravens begin the preseason on Aug. 7 against the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens selected a kicker in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft that&#8217;s impressed at OTAs. 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