Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes provided a nuanced take Wednesday when asked about kicker Harrison Butker’s recent viral graduation speech at Benedictine College. Mahomes, for instance, said “there’s certain things that he said that I don’t necessarily agree with.” The QB followed, however, by conveying that he has known Butker long enough to understand […]
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What Chiefs coach Andy Reid said about Harrison Butker’s graduation speech comments
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid was asked Wednesday about Harrison Butker’s recent comments at a college graduation ceremony, including whether he’d talked to the kicker about his now-viral words. Reid said Wednesday he didn’t think that he needed to address that with the eighth-year pro. “We’re a microcosm of life here. Everybody is from […]
Students speak out on Harrison Butker’s ‘uncomfortable’ commencement address
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech last weekend left some graduates at Benedictine College outraged after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker asserted that one of the “most important” roles for a woman is being a homemaker and that Pride Month is an example of “deadly sin.” In the six days since the address, neither Butker, 28, nor […]
NFL responds after Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech goes viral
Four days after Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a controversial graduation speech, the NFL is speaking out about his comments. Butker spoke to the 2024 graduates at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, on May 11. In his speech, Butker encouraged women to be homemakers while criticizing IVF, birth control, Pride month and more. […]
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s speech was ugly. He’s only part of a bigger problem.
A question: Are the Kansas City Chiefs OK with one of their players, kicker Harrison Butker, saying women belong as homemakers? The team has several women executive vice presidents who have careers outside of the kitchen. What do they think of this? The team has celebrated Women’s History Month, not Woman You Better Get My […]