Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid stand by Harrison Butker after controversial commencement address

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement address does not appear to have affected his standing with his team of seven years.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since Butker addressed the graduates of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he disagreed with some of the statements made but endorsed Butker’s character.

“I know Harrison. I’ve known him for seven years and I judge him by the character that he shows every single day and that’s a good person. That’s someone who cares about the people around him, cares about his family and wants to make a good impact in society. When you’re in a locker room, there’s a lot of people from a lot of different areas in life and they have a lot of different views on everything.

“We’re not always going to agree, and there’s certain things that he said that I don’t necessarily agree with, but I understand the person that he is, and he is trying to do whatever he can to lead people in the right direction. That might not be the same values as I have, but at the same time, I’m going to judge him by the character that he shows every single day. That’s a great person, and we’ll continue to move along and try to help build each other up to make ourselves better every single day.”

When pressed on what exactly he disagreed with from Butker, Mahomes only alluded to “certain values that certain people emphasize more than others.”

Butker spoke on a multiple politically touchy subjects, including his opposition to abortion, his opposition to in vitro fertilization, his opposition to LGBTQ pride, a false claim about the Antisemitism Awareness Act recently passed by the U.S. House and his belief that women have been told “diabolical lies” about pursuing professional careers rather than becoming homemakers.

The speech received applause at the conservative Benedectine College, while multiple groups, including a group of nuns affiliated with the school and some students,…

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Publish date : 2024-05-22 23:51:48

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