Tucker: ‘Never had a problem with anybody’

“I’ve been doing the exact same thing for 12 years, never had a problem with anybody,” Tucker told reporters. “I saw Patrick there trying to warm up and get some dropbacks. He asked me while I was on the ground stretching if I could move my helmet.

 

 

 

 

 

“I happily got up and moved my helmet out of the way, at least I thought it was enough out of the way. And then Travis comes over and he just kicks my stuff, he throws my helmet. I thought it was all just some gamesmanship, all in good fun. But they seemed to be taking it a little more seriously.”The incident took place during pregame warmups before players went back to their locker rooms to dress in their game gear. Video from Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium shows Tucker warming up when Mahomes walks over and kicks his ball holder out of the way.Video from moments later shows that Tucker had then set his helmet and two balls next to the holder near the same spot on the goal line. Kelce then walks over and tosses each item to the side to clear a path for his quarterback. Tucker smirks in the background while he stretches.Tucker, meanwhile, is ready to move on after saying his piece.

 

“I’m totally willing to let it all go,” Tucker concluded. “I just wanted to explain that that’s what I’ve done for 12 years. It’s not like I’m out there trying to be problematic. I’m just trying to get ready for the football game just like they are.”