Justin Fenton
Appearances
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
My thoughts? I mean, I think that it is an evolving situation. I think that they're saying they want to see where the investigation goes. At the same time, there's a sentiment from the fans that they want to hear more from the team. The team, I think, has spoken out about having a zero-tolerance policy. They said that in relation to the Deshaun Watson allegations.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
So some people are saying, well, you have a situation here. How are you going to handle it? The response to that today at the Combine was that every situation is different and it's fluid and that they want to find out more. But there are some people in town who want them to act. And, you know, I think that if the team were to cut him, they have until mid-March to make that decision.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
They could, of course, say something earlier as the Jets did with Aaron Rodgers. But I think it's from their perspective, it's a situation that's still playing out.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
Yeah, I mean, I think that there's been mixed reactions on, say, social media. I think I've seen comments of the nature of sort of like, oh, this is what happens during massages, which I think we've tried to address in our reporting that the people that Julie and Brenda spoke to said, I've been doing this for years. I've done hundreds of these. This has never happened before.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
But nonetheless, there's a certain stigma around these types of things. sort of expectations of what probably goes on. I'd never received a massage myself. I didn't really understand the mechanics of like the sheet that's put over somebody. I kind of assumed it was a, you know, something small that just to make the body available to be touched and massaged, but it's actually quite large.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
And so the understanding sort of how someone could maneuver themselves to expose themselves, you know, something that I don't know that everybody understands. But yeah, certainly. I mean, these are older allegations. These date back many years. I think there's a sentiment from some that's sort of like, why is this coming up now? These people must want money.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
And like we spoke to earlier, he's really well liked. It's kind of interesting as a kicker. Not every city, not every team's kicker is sort of one of the most popular, visible, beloved players. But that is his place here. He's known for singing
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
opera at the basilica he's in these funny uh commercials for a gas station that sells really good chicken tenders uh and you know it's it's sort of a crazy thing that all of a sudden we're now discussing this uh it's coming off of a down season too and we sort of have wondered from time to time did this stuff surface now because he had a bad year um but nonetheless it's it's out there now it's kind of been out there in social media as we spoke about and um
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
You know, I think people are processing it in different ways. But I think that as the allegations have grown, I think we've seen sort of stronger condemnation of the notion of, you know, that this is too many at this point. You know, this is hard to deny.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
Intimidation? I don't know we've heard of intimidation. I mean, certainly we got an unfriendly letter ahead of our reporting from a defamation law firm that Tucker had employed. He said that this was categorically false, that this was tabloid reporting, that
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
he he had never been banned from any spas um so you know i think now the nfl investigation is underway they actually came to town uh last week and we're speaking with people um and you know the the ravens uh eric da costa the ravens gm just said moments ago at the combine that he had met with tucker and that he was going to keep that conversation between them but you know they're waiting to see the outcome of this investigation
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
If I could chime in for a second, Tucker's team did put forward a list of about, I think it was 16 people who had worked on him in more recent years, who he said would attest to the fact that they hadn't had any issues with him. We were able to speak with some of them. They said that they had never had any issues, that he was nothing but professional.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: The Justin Tucker Allegations
The Ravens, interestingly, some of the people they wanted us to contact were on the Ravens staff and the Ravens would not let us speak to them. But he also provided a statement from one of the spa owners saying that she had never had any issues. So, you know, I want to make sure that we mention that as well.