In a puzzling move, Butker’s speech had also quoted a lyric from Taylor Swift (“my teammate’s girlfriend,” he said, instead of naming names), apparently forgetting Swift’s decades-long dedication to her career; this week Swift, still on her historic international Eras Tour, holds onto...
GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis slammed Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's homophobic comments in a statement Wednesday (May 15).
The kicker has faced some backlash for the speech. "One of the worst parts of this NFL player's awful speech is that he quoted a Taylor Swift song before telling women they should be homemakers and serve their man's career," OutSportswrote in a social media post. ...
Travis Kelce's teammate, Harrison Butker, only wants the best for him and Taylor Swift. In a recent interview with EWTN News in Depth, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker, 28, opened up about his first meeting with the "Bad Blood" songstress, 34. "I wouldn't say I'm ...
While Randi Mahomes showed her support, the NFL distanced itself from theChiefskicker. Addressing all the controversial things Butker said, Senior Vice President Jonathan Beane said,“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capac...
“The Harrison Butker silence tho,” one person wrote. Another added, “So are you going to release Harrison Butker’s contract? Or will this be swept under the rug?” A third even quotedTaylor Swift’s“The Story of Us,” writing: “I’ve never heard silence quite this loud...
Related:Chiefs Players and More React to Harrison Butker's Controversial Speech After Harrison’s comments, his Kansas City teammateTravis Kelcefaced pressure to speak out. As the most recognizable player on the team due to his Hall of Fame trajectory and relationshipwithTaylor Swift, Kelceaddressed...
After the speech,an online petitionto dismiss Butker from the Chiefs received more than 220,000 signatures. Despite the outrage and rule change, however, the Chiefs have no announced plans to move on from their star kicker.
While Butker’s remarks about women and Taylor Swift inspired a very specific sort of backlash, critics had plenty to say about the other parts of his speech, too. A few details in particular have stirred up discontent: • Butker criticized President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, and oth...
Harrison Butker agreed to terms on 4-yr/$25.6M extension Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker agreed to terms on a 4-yr/$25.6M extension. video Mahomes on Butker's speech: 'There are certain things he said that I don't necessarily agree with' Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Pa...