Harrison Butker
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| 10/18/24 | Chiefs president admits he doesn't necessarily agree with Harrison Butker's political views. Kansas City Chiefs team president Mark Donovan admitted in an interview he was among those who disagreed with kicker Harrison Butker's remarks during a commencement speech earlier this year. At Benedictine College, Butker urged female graduates to embrace being a "homemaker" and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. Donovan told Variety on Thursday that he also disagreed with Butker's assessment in his speech but respected his views. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-president-ad... |
| 10/18/24 | First he urged women to put family first. Now Harrison Butker’s the latest angry rich guy with a Pac | Arwa Mahdawi. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker became a hero on the right after a speech in May. Suddenly Fox News is OK with athletes in politics In a segment last week, Laura Ingraham could barely contain her glee when she announced that Harrison Butker had decided to venture into politics: a “move sure to drive the liberals crazy”. Butker, for those who aren’t aware, is a kicker with the Kansas City Chiefs – who are famous in non-sporty circles for being the team that Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays for. As well as being the highest-paid kicker in the NFL and the owner of a very impressive beard, Butker is what a polite person might call “traditional” and a more direct person might call “Taliban-adjacent”. He essentially thinks women should stay at home making sandwiches for their husbands and looking after their kids. In May, the athlete caused a stir when gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic private liberal arts school, espousing these views. In the same speech, Butker also denounced “dangerous gender ideologies”, called Pride month a “deadly sin”, and rattled off various other conservative talking points. Continue reading...Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/18/harr... |
| 10/17/24 | Chiefs owner OK with kicker Butker's new PAC. The owner of the Chiefs says he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the PAC describes as "traditional values." Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41847478/chief... |
| 10/16/24 | Kansas City Chiefs owner backs kicker Harrison Butker's new PAC supporting 'traditional values'. The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs said Wednesday that he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the PAC describes as “traditional values.” “One of the things I talk to the players every year about at training camp is using their platform to make a difference,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said. Source: https://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/kansas-c... |
| 9/29/24 | Chiefs’ Harrison Butker jersey sales exceed Travis Kelce, Aaron Rodgers. In the offseason, Butker shot to national prominence after a speech on his Catholic beliefs at Benedictine College, a Catholic university in Kansas. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/chiefs-harrison-butker-... |
| 9/22/24 | Chiefs vs. Falcons live score, updates, highlights from NFL 'Sunday Night Football' game. Going undefeated so far hasn't been easy for Kansas City, though. Last weekend against the Bengals, it came down to the wire before Harrison Butker hit the game-winning field goal as time expired to end the dramatic matchup with a 26-25 victory. While the Chiefs' home win against the Bengals proved more rush-heavy than their 27-20 win against the Ravens in Week 1, Mahomes still performed well—he went 18-for-25 passing for 151 yards and two touchdowns along with two interceptions. Despite losing to the Steelers in his Falcons debut, Cousins improved significantly in prime time Monday against the Eagles. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/chiefs-fa... |
| 9/17/24 | Butker hits a 51-yard winner for KC after penalty on Bengals safety keeps Chiefs alive. Harrison Butker kept making a lonely walk to midfield after each quarter Sunday to check on the direction of the wind, which tends to swirl inside Arrowhead Stadium. When Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the offense did exactly that, helped along by a pass interference call on Cincinnati safety Daijahn Anthony on fourth down in the final minute, Butker once again headed onto the field as Chiefs fans began to roar. Source: https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/football/kans... |
| 9/16/24 | Joseph Ossai Discusses Words of Encouragement For Daijahn Anthony Following Play Against Chiefs. CINCINNATI — Joseph Ossai has been in Daijahn Anthony's spot in a Chiefs loss. The Bengals defensive end committed a similar back-breaking penalty to Anthony's yesterday in the 2023 AFC Championship Game. Both miscues led to Chiefs wins on Harrison Butker field goals in the final seconds. "I talked to him today, told him to keep his head up and that one play doesn't define him. Thankfully, it's a new day. It's a new week. We got a new opponent to look forward to," Ossai said about his message to Anthony. "So just told him to face it, fix it, forget it. That's something I learned in college. That's something I'm still trying to implement in my everyday work ethic. "But, yeah, face it, fix it, Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/allbengals-insiders... |
| 9/15/24 | NFL roundup: Chiefs beat Bengals on final play as Saints pummel Cowboys. Harrison Butker kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired and the Kansas City Chiefs, kept alive by a pass interference call on Bengals safety Daijahn Anthony on fourth down in the final minute, rallied to beat Cincinnati 26-25 on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes threw for 151 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, but it was his incomplete pass to Rashee Rice on fourth-and-16 from the Kansas City 35 that turned out to be decisive. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/15/nfl-... |
| 9/10/24 | Kansas City Chiefs didn’t seem to have much interest in NFL’s new dynamic kickoff rule. Harrison Butker kicked through the end zone on all six of his Chiefs kickoffs. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/kansas-city-chiefs-didn-t... |
| 9/02/24 | Who is highest-paid NFL kicker? See the top 10 salaries for 2024 season. Shortly after the start of training camp, Harrison Butker signed a four-year, $25.6 million contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/highest-paid-nfl-kicker-s... |
| 8/08/24 | Harrison Butker reflects on negotiations that led to record-setting extension with Chiefs. The Kansas City Chiefs front office made sure to take care of its stars ahead of the 2024 season, most recently agreeing to a record-setting extension with kicker Harrison Butker. After Kansas City's practice session on Wednesday, Butker spoke to reporters about his negotiations with the Chiefs on his new deal. “It was a lot of fun; my personality, I'm an introvert, so I don't really like the attention,” Butker explained. Source: https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2024/08/08/harriso... |
| 8/08/24 | Harrison Butker: Chiefs have had 'tons of conversations' after controversial commencement speech. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker found himself in the spotlight during the 2024 offseason after winning Super Bowl LVIII earlier this year. In a commencement speech at Benedictine College in May, Butker made comments that some listeners found to be… Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/harrison-butker-chiefs-ha... |
| 8/07/24 | Butker will 'stand behind what it is I'm saying'. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, after his controversial speech in the spring, said he has "a platform" and that he's "going to stand behind what it is I'm saying." Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40766078/chief... |
| 8/07/24 | Harrison Butker becomes NFL's highest-paid kicker after offseason controversy. Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker on Monday became the highest-paid kicker in the National Football League after signing a four-year contract extension. The agreement earmarks $25.6 million for Butker, with $17.75 million guaranteed, according toESPN. Source: https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/harrison-... |
| 8/06/24 | Sources: Chiefs make Butker NFL's richest kicker. The Chiefs are signing kicker Harrison Butker to a four-year, $25.6 million extension that includes $17.75 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday. Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40736905/sourc... |
| 8/06/24 | Sources: Chiefs make Butker NFL's richest kicker. The Chiefs are signing kicker Harrison Butker to a four-year, $25.6 million extension that includes $17.75 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday. Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40736905/sourc... |
| 8/05/24 | Highest-Paid Kickers in the NFL (Updated 2024): Chiefs’ Harrison Butker Resets the Market. Who are the top 10 highest-paid kickers in the NFL ahead of the 2024 season, and who sits at the top of the list in terms of average annual value? Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/highest-paid-ki... |
| 8/03/24 | Chiefs stars Mahomes, Kelce walk Morgan Wallen out to Arrowhead Stadium concert. It seems like the Kansas City Chiefs are everywhere these days. It stands to reason that they would be involved in some way with music concert at Arrowhead Stadium. American country pop singer Morgan Wallen recently performed for a huge crowd at Arrowhead. Wallen walked out for that event in a custom Kansas City Chiefs jersey featuring Harrison Butker's number 7. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahom... |
| 8/02/24 | Fantasy Football PPR Rankings 2024: Top Options at Kicker Include Harrison Butker, Younghoe Koo, and Jake Elliott.
Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/fantasy-ranking... |
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