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The Baltimore Ravens will face the Kansas City Chiefs to kick off the 2024 NFL season.
The game is a rematch of the AFC Championship game, in which the Chiefs beat the Ravens to advance to the Super Bowl before defeating the San Francisco 49ers. That conference title game featured a controversial pregame warmup by Ravens kicker Justin Tucker.
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Justin Tucker, #9 of the Baltimore Ravens, warms up before the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were warming up when Tucker walked over to stretch between them. Mahomes was seen kicking the ball out of Tucker's possession and Kelce threw the balls and Tucker's helmet off the goal line.
Asked about Sunday's moment, Tucker sidestepped the issue.
“All I can say about that is I'm excited to be able to play in a great environment against a great football team, with great players and great coaches, and do everything I can to prepare and be ready to contribute to the Ravens winning a football game,” he said, via ESPN. “And that's all I have to say about that.”
Tucker added that he was focused on helping the Ravens win any way he could.
Kelce was not happy with Tucker's antics and expressed as much on his podcast in the days following the game.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, exchanges words with Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, #9, as they warm up at the Chiefs facility before the AFC Championship game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on January 28, 2024. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
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Tucker said after that game that he was ready to put the past behind him.
“I find it a little silly that we have to address it or talk about something that happened before the game, I don't consider it a big deal,” he said. “… For those who don't know, the way it works is that each team's kicker goes to the other team's designated warm-up area on the field. For me, it's usually about 90 minutes before kickoff.
“I've been doing exactly the same thing for 12 years, I've never had any problems with anyone. That's how we've always done it. I saw Patrick there trying to warm up and do some dropbacks. He asked me while I was on the ground stretching if I could move my helmet.
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker sits on the bench during the second half of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on August 17, 2024. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)
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“I happily stood up and moved my helmet out of the way, at least I thought that was enough, and then Travis came over, kicked my stuff and threw my helmet. I thought it was all just a joke, all for fun, but they seemed to take it a little more seriously.”
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