1. Justin Paul Tucker was born on November 21,1989 and is an American professional football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
52 Facts About Justin Tucker
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Justin Tucker played college football for the Texas Longhorns and signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
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Justin Tucker has been named to seven Pro Bowls and five first-team All-Pros, and was a member of the Ravens team that won Super Bowl XLVII.
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Justin Tucker played wide receiver, safety, and placekicker on the Westlake Chaparrals.
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Justin Tucker played soccer from age three or four up until his sophomore year.
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Justin Tucker attended the University of Texas at Austin and played on the Longhorns football team.
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Originally a communications major, Justin Tucker switched to recording technology and studied under Nikita Storojev at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music where he learned to sing operatically in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Latin, and Russian.
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Justin Tucker graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music a semester early in order to train for the NFL draft.
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Justin Tucker was selected as the player of the game along with Jacoby Jones by John Madden.
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Justin Tucker brought his holder, Sam Koch and long snapper, Morgan Cox, to accept the award on screen with him.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week thrice: Week 10, Week 12, and Week 15.
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Justin Tucker finished the year leading the league in field goal attempts and makes, earning his first Pro Bowl selection as well as being voted first team All-Pro by AP voters.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Browns.
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Justin Tucker finished the year contributing 129 of the then-franchise-record 409 points scored by the Ravens that season.
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Justin Tucker converted all 42 extra point attempts and 29 of 34 field goal attempts.
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Justin Tucker had his worst year statistically in 2015, missing seven field goals despite leading the league in field goal attempts.
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However, Justin Tucker was one of the lone bright spots in a season plagued by injuries.
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Justin Tucker had kicked a 40-yard field goal earlier in the fourth quarter and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game against Pittsburgh.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Chargers.
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Justin Tucker signed the franchise tender on March 4,2016, which would pay him $4.5 million.
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Justin Tucker signed a four-year, $16.8 million extension on July 15,2016.
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Justin Tucker finished the 2016 season, his best statistically, making all but one field goal, which was blocked in Week 14 against the Patriots, leading the league with 38 makes.
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Justin Tucker was named to his second Pro Bowl, his first since 2013, as a result of his successful season and was named First-team All-Pro for the second time in his career.
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Justin Tucker converted all eight field attempts in the month.
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In 2017, Justin Tucker completed 34 of 37 field goals and was a perfect 39-for-39 on extra points.
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Justin Tucker was named second-team All-Pro for the 2017 season.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Browns.
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Justin Tucker became the first player in NFL history with six seasons of 30 or more made field goals.
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Justin Tucker was named as a first team All-Pro for the third time.
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Justin Tucker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.
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Justin Tucker led the NFL in extra point attempts and makes and was named to his third career pro-bowl and was First-team All-Pro.
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Justin Tucker was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Team for the 2010s decade.
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Justin Tucker continued his accurate kicking in 2020, with his first miss not coming until Week 5 against the Bengals, when he missed a 61-yard attempt.
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Justin Tucker was named to his fourth career Pro Bowl.
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Justin Tucker finished the game with a performance reminiscent of his 2013 one in the same stadium, making four straight field goals after missing a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter.
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Justin Tucker won AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Lions.
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Justin Tucker finished the 2021 season converting all 32 extra point attempts and 35 of 37 field goal attempts.
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Justin Tucker led the NFL among qualified kickers in field goal percentage.
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Justin Tucker was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl following the season and was named as a first team All-Pro for the fifth time.
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Justin Tucker led the NFL in field goals attempted and made and was named to his sixth career Pro-Bowl.
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Justin Tucker converted 32 of 37 field goal attempts and 51 of 52 extra point attempts in the 2023 season.
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Justin Tucker's struggles continued into the 2024 season as he went 5 of 8 on field goal attempts, including 0 of 2 from 50+ yards, over the first four weeks of the year.
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Justin Tucker's miscues escalated in Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, as he missed 47-yard and 53-yard field goals in the third quarter, along with an extra point in the first quarter, marking the first time in his career he missed three kicks in a game.
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Justin Tucker finished the 2024 season converting 60 of 62 extra points and 22 of 30 field goal attempts.
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Justin Tucker is a devout Catholic and makes the sign of the cross before every kick.
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Justin Tucker is a classically trained bass-baritone who can sing opera in seven different languages.
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Justin Tucker has been asked by both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Opera Orchestra of New York for performances in the past, although Tucker was unable to participate.
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That year, Justin Tucker sang "Ave Maria" for a Catholic Charities benefit concert with the Concert Artists of Baltimore.
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In interviews, several therapists said that Justin Tucker's behavior led them to end his sessions early or refused to work on him again, and two spas banned him from returning.
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Attorneys representing Justin Tucker denied the accusations detailed in the Banners report, calling them speculative and "impossible to prove", as well as denying that Justin Tucker was banned from the two spas and that he ever ejaculated at a spa.
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In February 2025, Justin Tucker released another statement again denying the allegations, but apologizing to "anyone I have worked with" that felt that Justin Tucker did not treat them professionally or as a person.