When the team moved on from Tucker, DeCosta released a statement citing "current roster" considerations as being part of the decision. Harbaugh is now suggesting that Tucker's uncertain availability may have played a bigger role than his performance, which slipped noticeably for much of last season.

The Ravens released Tucker on May 6 amid allegations from 16 women that he engaged in sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions.

John Harbaugh called the move to release embroiled kicker Justin Tucker a “complex decision-making process,” but echoed the refrain from Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta that it was “a football decision.”