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Justin Tucker, released by Baltimore Ravens, offers a glimpse of the team’s culture and how the NFL tends to deal with uncomfortable or controversial situations, especially when it comes to legal or personal conduct issues.
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From the "Internal Report" podcast, Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz, Frank Schwab and Jori Epstein discuss the complexity of the decision and what it really says about the Crow and expands the league.
The three agreed: This situation would be quietly swept under the carpet, and once Tucker could not see the stadium, he would soon be upset about the league and most fans. This is a process we have seen before, and unless any criminal development is adopted, the Crow and the NFL may move on.
The Crow was very intentional when marking Tucker's release of "football decision", repeating the language in its official statement. As Epstein points out: “When people actually make football decisions, they don’t usually say it’s a football decision.” This suggests that the group is using the phrase to avoid directly addressing serious field allegations against Tucker (an investigation of the league, multiple charges of misbehavior of massage therapists).
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Epstein also stressed that the Crows have a history of hiring players with allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence. This depicts a picture of a team that often chooses to manage and avoid these issues rather than take a clear ethical stance.
Schwab pointed to the “cold” and legal calculations behind the crow’s language, emphasizing that they want to avoid liability or denial being denied.
Justin Tucker is no longer with the Crow. (Photo by G fiume/Getty image)
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The conversation between the three people pointed out that teams and leagues generally prefer topics such as "dance" and rarely face them unless absolutely forced. As Schwab said, the script is "skating from this piece without really having to deal with these allegations", while Fitz added that the league's investigation and final press release could be "buried on Friday afternoon, no one pays attention."
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The crew also proposed a comparison with Deshaun Watson and pointed to selective anger and scrutiny based on the team's position and value. The NFL chooses to protect who, and how long it lasts, which shows that there are more stars than role-players or older veterans.
Ultimately, the Ravens’ moves and the NFL’s possible actions emphasize that teams and leagues will quickly and quietly cut connections when calculus promotes distraction or reduces value (especially when players’ performances decline). Almost all other considerations take pride in being “no distraction.”
Tucker's release is a microcosm of how Ravens and how the NFL as a whole prioritizes its commercial interests and public image over transparency rather than transparency. These situations are often handled with strategic PR, legal manipulation, and minimizing disputes rather than solving root causes or taking any form of role models to better behave.
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