Mina Kimes had kind words for the CBS booth that called the Kansas City Chiefs’ 28-24 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, and they had nothing to do with the action on the field. The ESPN NFL analyst praised Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt for explaining on the broadcast why the Chiefs’ signing of kicker Justin Tucker had stirred controversy.

The Chiefs signed Tucker to their practice squad on Wednesday, a day after he worked out for them alongside Harrison Mevis and Ben Sauls. The five-time All-Pro, who turns 37 this month, hasn’t played in the NFL since 2024 and served a league suspension last season.

Mina Kimes ‘Appreciates’ J.J. Watt, Jim Nantz’s Honest Take on Justin Tucker

Sunday’s game was Kansas City’s first since adding Tucker, and the signing came up on the CBS call. Notably, Nantz and Watt got honest about the allegations: “Just last year, (Justin) Tucker had to serve a 10-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy,” Nantz told viewers. “Given the multitude of allegations of nonconsensual behavior, Tucker’s signing this week just drew a sharp rebuke in Kansas City …”

Meanwhile, Watt also weighed in, adding, “Andy Reid and the Chiefs organization at their weekly press conference spent at least half of it answering questions about it.”

Kimes’ reaction, then, touched on what the booth said and how long it took to say it: “Appreciated Nantz and Watt explaining why the Tucker signing in KC was controversial. Took about 30 seconds and then kept it moving—it’s not rocket science,” she tweeted.

The allegations Nantz referenced come from a series of 2025 reports by The Baltimore Banner. In all, 16 massage therapists at eight Baltimore-area spas and wellness centers accused Tucker of “inappropriate sexual behavior” during sessions between 2012 and 2016, his first five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Tucker denied the accusations, which he has called “unequivocally false,” and dismissed the Banner’s reporting as “desperate tabloid fodder.”

The Ravens released Tucker in May 2025, after the allegations surfaced, and the league’s suspension followed the next month. No team signed him during the ban, and he tried out for the New Orleans Saints in November 2025, once he was eligible to return.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid gave the team’s side on Wednesday: “He’s done his suspension. … I’ll leave it at that for you. … We try to do our homework the best way we possibly can and talk to a lot of people, make sure things are OK.”

On the field, Tucker has made 89.1% of his career field goal attempts. Tucker arrived in a kicking room led by Harrison Butker, a 10-year veteran who kicked for each of Kansas City’s three Super Bowl-winning teams during his tenure. Before Sunday, Butker had missed five of his 16 field goal attempts and an extra point this season, including two field goals in the Week 7 loss at Seattle.

“We love (Butker). … He’s struggled a little bit. He gets it. He needs to pick it up here a little bit,” Reid said Wednesday. “Butker will get most of the reps this week. He’ll take that and we’ll just see where it goes. It’s fluid.”

Butker initially stayed on the job Sunday and made a 45-yarder with 19 seconds left in the first half. But with Kansas City ahead 24-21 in the fourth quarter, his second attempt was no good at the end of an 11-play, 29-yard drive, which played a key role in their loss. As a result, there’s already a debate about Tucker starting for the Chiefs next week.