The start of the NFL season is still more than three months away, but football never truly goes silent — even if that means the headlines from the shirt a coach wears during minicamp
, or from a player’s commencement speech at a small college.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker received the honor of delivering the 2024 commencement address at Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas. But certain comments from his speech are ruffling feathers.
On the field, Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Chiefs, and he has been the Kansas City kicker for the entirety of the Patrick Mahomes era.
Yet Butker is now making headlines for his controversial comments off the field. Here’s a look at what Butker said to spark outrage.
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Harrison Butker commencement speech
At Benedictine College’s commencement ceremony Saturday, Butker spoke out against Pride month and against U.S. President Joe Biden’s leadership on several issues.
Butker referred to LGBTQ+ Pride month, mentioning “the deadly sins sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it” while adding that he preferred “God-centered pride.”
And when addressing the women graduating from the college, Butker had pointed words about their options as…
