Patrick Mahomes: I didn’t agree with all of Harrison Butker’s speech comments, but he’s ‘a good person’

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he doesn’t agree with all of kicker Harrison Butker’s comments during his recent controversial commencement speech, but considers Butker a close friend and “good person.”

“I’ve known (Butker) for seven years,” Mahomes said. “I judge him by the character he shows every day and that’s a good person. … We’re not always going to agree. He said certain things I don’t agree with.”

During his commencement speech at Benedictine College, Butker referred to Pride Month as an example of the “deadly sins.” He also addressed gender ideologies and said a woman’s most important title is “homemaker.”

Mahomes declined to say exactly which comments of Butker’s he disagreed with but added: “I’ve seen the clips. … That’s his views.”

“It is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you,” Butker said during his speech to graduates earlier this month. “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…