Patrick Mahomes calls out Ravens K Justin Tucker for trying to ‘get under our skin’ in pregame kicking feud

The Patrick Mahomes-Justin Tucker feud isn’t going away, and it’s apparently nothing new, either.

Mahomes, days after he was involved in a bit of an altercation with Tucker ahead of their win over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game, finally responded to the Ravens kicker. According to Mahomes, he and Tucker have a bit of a history.

“I’ve had seven years of doing the same warm-up routine, and there’s only been three occasions where a kicker wasn’t necessarily moving out of the way … It was in Baltimore all three times,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said on Tuesday.

The Mahomes-Tucker warmup feud

The incident in question took place before the Chiefs’ 17-10 win over the Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Mahomes was seen multiple times kicking Tucker’s ball holder out of the way when the two were trying to warm up ahead of the conference championship game.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce then got involved, too. After Tucker set his helmet and two balls near the same spot on the goal line as before, Kelce walked over and tossed everything to the side to clear a path for Mahomes.

Tucker just laughed in the background.

Travis Kelce told Justin Tucker he needed to move because their QB Patrick Mahomes had to warm up. So Kelce kicked his ball away and threw his helmet. 😂 pic.twitter.com/pFF0DC1yA7

— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 28, 2024

Tucker, who said it’s normal for kickers to warm up in both end zones to get a feel for the stadium and the conditions, said he thought Mahomes and Kelce were just having fun initially.

“I’ve been doing the exact same thing for 12 years, never had a problem with anybody,” Tucker said Monday. “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…

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Publish date : 2024-01-31 01:09:50

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