Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker discussed the dust-up with Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce as they prepared for the offseason earlier this week. Before the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game, Tucker attempted to warm up between Mahomes and Kelce but was moved from the goal line, Fox News reported. Mahomes tossed Tucker\u2019s ball holder and Kelce moved Tucker\u2019s helmet and gloves from the goal line. While addressing the “silly” incident a day after the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory, Tucker said that he doesn’t see it as “a big deal”. He said: “For those that don\u2019t know, the way it works is each team\u2019s kicker goes to the other team\u2019s designated warmup area on the field. For me, it\u2019s usually about 90 minutes before kickoff. “I\u2019ve been doing the exact same thing for 12 years, never really had a problem with anybody. That\u2019s kind of the way we\u2019ve always done it.” He recalled Mahomes warming up and performing dropbacks when he asked if Tucker could move his helmet which he did. However, Tucker revealed that Kelce then kicked and threw it away. Meanwhile, Mahomes told 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City: “I’ve had seven years of doing that same warmup routine and there’s only been like three occasions where there’s been a kicker that wasn’t … moving out of the way. It was in Baltimore all three times.” Mahomes added: “(Tucker) does that to get under our skin. I asked him to move his stuff and he got up and moved it I think two inches but didn’t move it out of the way. “I was going to let it slide but Travis moved it for me and after that I wasn’t going to let him put it back down. “I have a lot of respect for him as a player and as a kicker. He’s one of the best kickers of all time, probably the best kicker of all time. At the same time, you’ve got to have respect for each team. We all share the field and we try to do that in a respectful way.” Tucker said that he “thought it was all just some gamesmanship, all in good fun, but they seemed to be taking it a little bit more seriously.” Tucker said he was willing to let bygones be bygones after the little tiff. “They were just trying to get ready for the football game. Obviously, it\u2019s an intense environment, so it\u2019s really whatever to me, man. I\u2019m just trying to get ready for the football game.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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