Harrison Butker is one of the most talented kickers in the NFL, but the Kansas City Chiefs star made a mistake in many people’s minds, and he is being punished by society.

During his faith-based commencement speech, he talked about religion, abortion and the LGBTQ+ community in a way that does fall into the ideas of many and colleagues and teammates have ben asked about the matter.

It was the turn of Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel to speak on this controversial topic in he was very respectful of the current situation that looms around the NFL.

“I think you do have to open the eyes of the players to their platform if they’re new to the situation,” McDaniel told reporters. “I think you have to understand that what you say publicly can be fragmented and last with you forever.”

He went on to say that a person needs to believe what they say in order to say it but also know that there are consequences to whatever that person speaks off.

“I really emphasize that whatever you’re going to say, you better believe it. You just try to educate people to understand the consequences of whatever they do. They have the freedom of choice, and if they want to go that direction, go right ahead.”

Who else has been asked about the matter?

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked about the situation and he said “there’s certain things that he said that I don’t necessarily agree with, but I understand the person that he is, and he is trying to do whatever he can to lead people in the right direction.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also spoke of this matter via a statement. “Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger,” he said.

Benedictine College nuns denounce Harrison Butker’s speech at their school

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the media during NFL football Super Bowl 58 opening night on Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Butker railed against Pride month along with President Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.

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An order of nuns affiliated with Benedictine College rejected Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison’s Butker’s comments in a commencement speech there last weekend that stirred up a culture war skirmish.

“The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica do not believe that Harrison Butker’s comments in his 2024 Benedictine College commencement address represent the Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college that our founders envisioned and in which we have been so invested,” the nuns wrote in a statement posted on Facebook.

In his 20-minute address, Butker denounced abortion rights, Pride Month, COVID-19 lockdowns and “the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion” at the Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kan.

He also told women in the audience to embrace the “vocation” of homemaker.

“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now about to cross the stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your career?” he

asked. “Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world. But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”

That was one of the themes that the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica took issue with.

“Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division,” they wrote. “One of our concerns was the assertion that being a homemaker is the highest calling for a woman. We sisters have dedicated our lives to God and God’s

people, including the many women whom we have taught and influenced during the past 160 years. These women have made a tremendous difference in the world in their roles as wives and mothers and through their God-given gifts in leadership, scholarship, and their careers.”

The Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica founded a school for girls in Atchinson in the 1860s. It merged with St. Benedict’s College in 1971 to form Benedictine College.

Neither Butker nor the Chiefs have commented on the controversy. An online petition calling for the Chiefs to release the kicker had nearly 215,000 signatures as of Sunday morning.

The NFL, for its part, has distanced itself from Butker’s remarks.

“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s senior VP and chief diversity and inclusion officer told NPR on Thursday. “His views are not those of the NFL as an organization.”

Meanwhile, Butker’s No. 7 jersey is one of the league’s top-sellers, rivaling those of better-known teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

Butker has been open about his faith. The 28-year-old father of two told the Eternal Word Television Network in 2019 that he grew up Catholic but practiced less in high school and college before rediscovering his belief later in life.

His comments have gotten some support from football fan social media accounts and Christian and conservative media personalities.

A video of his speech posted on Benedictine College’s YouTube channel has 1.5 million views.

Rachel Treisman contributed to this story.