VIDEO: Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Had A Savage Response To Reporter’s Question About Kicker Harrison Butker

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has made his feelings on the Harrison Butker controversy very clear.

Reid would have likely expected questions on his star kicker during Wednesday’s meeting with the media following some polarizing statements he made last week.

Butker, a three-time Super Bowl winner with the Chiefs, gave a speech at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony and encouraged female students to focus on being homemakers, claiming his own wife didn’t find her true calling until she embraced such a role.

There have been calls for the Chiefs to cut the player from their roster; of course, no matter how many signatures the petition attracts, that’s not going to happen.

Meanwhile, Reid has spoken up in Butker’s defense, refusing to condemn what he said.

“Yeah, listen, I talk to Harrison all the time,” he remarked. “I didn’t talk to him about this — I didn’t think we need to. We’re a microcosm of life here. Everybody’s from different areas, different religions, different races and we all get along, we all respect each other’s opinions. 

 

“Not necessarily do we go by those, but we respect everybody to have a voice. It’s the great thing about America, man. We’re just, like I said, a microcosm of that. My wish is that everybody could kind of follow that.”

Andy Reid Has A Little Something For The Media

Andy Reid was then asked how he would handle persons within the team approaching him with concerns about Butker speaking ill of women.

The HC pointed out that the player did not speak ill of women and simply shared his opinions. He then addressed the room, saying he allows reporters “in here” despite many of them having opinions he dislikes.

Check it out in the video below:

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has also defended Butker, having spoken to reporters on Wednesday too.

“There are certain things he said that I don’t necessarily agree with, but I understand the person he is,” the QB said. “He’s trying to do everything he can to lead people in the right direction and that might not be the same values as I have but at the same time, I’m going to judge him by the character he shows every single day that’s a great person. 

“We’ll continue to move along and try to help build each other up to make ourselves better every single day but at the end of the day, we’re going to come together as a team and I think that’ll help out [in] eliminating those distractions outside the building as well.”

It’s been a turbulent offseason for the Chiefs following their second straight Super Bowl win. But they are sticking together.

Harrison Butker speaking to reportersHarrison 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

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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.