The Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid have been blasted by NFL fans over their decision to sign disgraced NFL kicker Justin Tucker.Catherine Dickinson and Michael Belsky, lawyers for Tucker’s alleged victims, also released a damning statement after Tucker joined the Chiefs’ practice squad on Wednesday.In a statement to the Daily Mail, they said: ‘It is somewhat surprising given the results of the investigation and the NFL’s sanctions, that Mr. Tucker has been signed to another NFL team.’However, our focus is not on him, it is squarely on the bravery of the women that have come forward, and our hope is that their stories are not forgotten.’ Tucker served a 10-game suspension last year after he was accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists at high-end spas, accusations that Tucker called ‘unequivocally false’ and ‘tabloid fodder.’ The Ravens released him that May. And while Tucker was never criminally charged or sued in civil court, Tucker served his ban as a free agent and he became eligible for reinstatement last November. Justin Tucker, pictured with wife Amanda, was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs Wednesday NFL fans were furious with Andy Reid’s explanation for signing the disgraced kickerThe Chiefs have given Tucker a second chance in the NFL after long-serving kicker Harrison Butker’s woes continued in Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.Chiefs coach Andy Reid explained why the team felt comfortable in recruiting Tucker in a press conference on Wednesday.’He’s done his suspension, you know? Took care of that business,’ Reid said, ‘and I’ll leave it at that.’That answer has ignited fury among NFL fans, who took to social media to blast Reid and the Chiefs for giving the green light to a deal for Tucker.One commented: ‘Anyone surprised? King of looking past what his guys do off the field as long as they perform on the field.’Another replied: ‘I’m a Chiefs fan, and this is absolutely disgusting.’A third added: ‘He wasn’t even good when he last played. Crazy they would even bring him in at this point.’ ‘This organization is morally bankrupt. The only thing that matters is winning to them,’ one fan posted. Another said: ‘He’s the perfect Chief. They don’t care at all about character.’Butker has missed 10 field-goal attempts and five PATs since the start of last season, the most in the league, and they’ve come at quite a cost. He’s the third-highest paid kicker in the league, carrying the sixth-highest base salary on the Kansas City roster. Tucker, who turns 37 next month, hadn’t been much better before he was released by Baltimore. He missed 10 kicks during the 2024 season, by far the most during a career that has included seven Pro Bowl selections. The Chiefs have proven a willingness to give players, and kickers, for that matter, a second chance.Last year, they brought back running back Kareem Hunt, whom the Chiefs had released years earlier after security footage showed him kicking a woman in a hotel hallway.And they signed current punter Matt Araiza, who was among multiple people accused of raping a woman at San Diego State; Araiza claimed the encounters with the woman were consensual, the district attorney declined to file criminal charges, he later filed a defamation suit and pending cases were dropped with neither side admitting wrongdoing.Asked what goes into making such decisions, Reid replied: ‘I try to do homework on it. See exactly what’s taken place. (Tucker) served his suspension. Spent time involved in it. That’s how I evaluate it.’Tucker also has had some run-ins with his new teammates, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.Two years ago, before the AFC championship game in Baltimore, the kicker was warming up in an area where Mahomes typically does his pregame work. The quarterback asked Tucker to move his gear, he responded by moving it ever-so slightly and Kelce promptly kicked his footballs and helmet away, leading to an exchange of words between them.The Chiefs won the game 17-10, sending them back to the Super Bowl, where they beat San Francisco for their second straight title. Tucker served a 10-game suspension last year after he was accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists at high-end spas, accusations that Tucker called ‘unequivocally false’ The Chiefs chose to bring in a new kicker after veteran Harrison Butker’s recent struggles’It wasn’t like we had any beef that moment,’ Mahomes said Wednesday. ‘At the end of the day, we’re just playing a game. You want to compete and you want to win. But it’s not like we had a longstanding beef that carries on. We won that game.’Butker also has courted controversy during his time in Kansas City, though it’s been political rather than legal.Several years ago, he made what he called a ‘very intentional’ foray into politics when he delivered a polarizing commencement address at Benedictine College.Butker said, among other things, that most of the women receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married and having children than beginning a professional career.Butker later formed a political action committee for the 2024 election to encourage Christians to vote for ‘traditional values.’