Harrison Butker speaking to reporters
Harrison Butker (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a controversial graduation speech days ago, but the backlash has not been lifted.On May 11, Butker addressed the class of 2024 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

Throughout his address, Butker criticized birth control, IVF, Pride Month, and other issues while urging women to be stay-at-home moms.Apart from denouncing Pride Month as a “deadly sin” and lamenting diversity and equity campaigns, Butker also caused a stir when he proposed that women would be better off marrying and starting families than pursuing jobs.

The City of Kansas City’s official X account was criticized for removing a post on Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The account operator made an excessively personal jab at Butker.The message revealed his whereabouts, stating that Butker resides in a different Missourian city.“We apologize [sic] for our previous tweet. It was shared in error,” the post read.

Although the post was taken down, Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, addressed the matter in a different post, labeling it as “clearly inappropriate.”

“A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public account. The message was clearly inappropriate for a public account. The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review account access, and ensure nothing like it is shared in the future from public channels.”

The outcry has grown since Butker made the remarks on Saturday during a speech to graduates at Benedictine College, a small Catholic university in Atchison, Kansas.

Harrison Butker’s remarks do not represent the opinions of the NFL, according to a statement released by the league on Wednesday.

“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization,” said Senior Vice President Jonathan Beane, the league’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.”

GLAAD also released a statement regarding Butker’s remarks during Pride Month, labeling it as “a clear miss” and “woefully out of step with Americans about Pride, LGBTQ people, and women.”

The Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl winners, have not made an announcement regarding the situation.

Harrison Butker’s Comments On Women Are Garnering The Most Attention

Harrison Butker (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Butker asserted, in front of about 485 male and female graduates, that a woman’s achievements at home are more significant than her aspirations in the classroom or in her career.“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,” he said.“How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? 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,” per CNN.com.Butker also praised his wife, Isabelle, saying she “would be the first to say her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”

Many others were offended by Butker’s reference to Swift, the pop singer who is currently dating Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and was a regular at Chiefs games last season, including the Super Bowl.

Jane Slater Has 3 Words For Harrison Butker As She Lets The Chiefs’ Kicker Know How She Feels About His Controversial “Homemaker” Comments

NFL reporter Jane Slater looking on (left). Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaking at event (right).

Jane Slater and Harrison Butker (Photos via NFL and Chris Unger/Getty Images)NFL Network reporter Jane Slater had a message for Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker following his controversial speech at a Kansas college on Saturday.Harrison Butker gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a private college in Atchison, Kansas. The three-time Super Bowl champion made homophobic, antisemitic and misogynistic comments, even telling women at the graduation ceremony to be “homemakers”, via US Weekly:“For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You should be proud of all that you have achieved to this point in your young lives. 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 this stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? 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.”

Slater took to X/Twitter to respond to Butker’s comments with a couple of posts:

Butker has received immense backlash over his comments. There is an online petition (currently over 61,000 signatures) for the Chiefs to “dismiss” the veteran kicker over the comments that were made.

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As of midnight on Thursday, the Chiefs have not addressed Butker’s comments.

The 28-year-old Harrison Butker began his NFL career with the Chiefs in 2017 following a brief stint on the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad. The Georgia Tech product has been a member of all three Kansas City Super Bowl championship teams in the Patrick Mahomes-Andy Reid era.

Butker has developed a reputation as one of the most clutch kickers in NFL history, making game-winning field goals at the end of the 2022 AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl 57. He also made a game-tying 49-yard attempt at the end of the 2021 AFC Divisional Round against the Buffalo Bills, helping KC to a 42-36 overtime victory.

For his career, Butker has a field goal percentage of 89.1 and an extra point success rate of 94.5.

Expect A Response From The Chiefs On Harrison Butker

Even if the Kansas City Chiefs decide not to release Butker, the organization will likely address his comments soon.

Butker’s comments were offensive and harmful to many, and the Chiefs won’t want more unnecessary public backlash that could have easily been avoided. So in the coming days, expect the reigning champions to break their silence on Butker’s comments.