If the Ravens decide to release longtime kicker Justin Tucker, they might wait until the start of the new league year on March 12. Here’s why.

Justin Tucker is the longest-tenured player on the Baltimore Ravens and the last remaining link to the 2012 championship team. However, he has problems both on and off the field that could spell the end of his career with the club.

An NFL spokesman says the league will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.