Harrison Butker Regrets ‘Nothing’ About His Controversial Speech

Harrison Butker not too long ago addressed his controversial commencement speech that put the NFL participant underneath a lot scrutiny in 2024 through the media day for the upcoming Tremendous Bowl recreation.

The 29-year-old got here underneath fireplace in Could 2024 after delivering a graduation speech at Benedictine Faculty, wherein the soccer participant shared his conventional beliefs about girls, relationships, and sexuality.

In the course of the press day on Monday, February 3, Harrison Butker defended his feedback and in addition stated the speech gave him an opportunity to talk with others concerning the driving elements behind his perception system.

Butker’s speech, which addressed girls and the queer neighborhood, calling their pleasure “lethal sins,” sparked a lot debate on-line. Along with his aforementioned feedback about sure communities, he additionally known as on the “girls current” to contemplate taking the probabilities of turning into moms and wives extra severely than incomes new positions and excessive titles within the office.

The NFL kicker went on to name his spouse, Isabelle Butker, a “homemaker,” saying she solely started to stay out her true calling when she turned a partner. Nonetheless, his controversial feedback did not finish there. Butker additionally addressed the boys within the viewers, telling them to “set the tone of the tradition” earlier than telling them to be “unapologetic in your masculinity.”

Butker defended his statements throughout media day, saying God had “given me this platform, and I’ll say what I imagine to be true and what I maintain near my coronary heart.”

Butker revealed that the commencement speech that made its rounds everywhere in the web allowed him to have open and productive conversations with a few of his NFL teammates. In accordance with him, a number of of his Kansas Metropolis brothers had “differing opinions;” nevertheless, he revealed that the love they’ve within the locker room supersedes all of that.

He even stated he believed “all [of my teammates] understood the place I used to be coming from” concerning the speech wherein he questioned former President of the US Joe Biden.

He completed, saying that regardless of the pushback, he did not regret ruffling anyone’s feathers.

“I received nothing to apologize for,” he stated.

Following the information of Butker’s speech, which many deemed “misogynistic,” a few of his NFL friends spoke out about his feedback.

Travis Kelce, whose relationship with Taylor Swift was entrance and heart on the time, addressed the noise on his podcast and defended the Tremendous Bowl champion in opposition to the criticism.

Kelce admitted that he cherished Butker “as a teammate” earlier than saying he is “handled family and friends that I’ve launched to him with nothing however respect and kindness.” He continued, “When it comes all the way down to his views and what he stated on the [Benedictine College] graduation speech, you already know, these are his [views]. I can’t say I agree with the vast majority of it — or simply about any of it — exterior of simply him loving his household or his children. I don’t assume I ought to choose him by his views, particularly his non secular views of how he goes about life.”

The Chiefs’ standout quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, additionally replied and shared related beliefs.

“I’ve recognized him for seven years. I choose him by the character he reveals each single day, and that’s an excellent individual,” he stated. “That’s somebody who cares concerning the folks round him, cares about his household, and desires to make an excellent influence in society.”

Butker is not the one NFL participant who has needed to cope with unfavorable press. Not too long ago, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was accused by a number of therapeutic massage therapists of misconduct relationship from 2012 to 2016. Within the experiences, a number of girls who requested anonymity got here ahead to share their alleged unfavorable experiences with the Maryland-based kicker.

In accordance with experiences, Tucker’s conduct, which the victims claimed included displaying his erect penis, genitals, and touching their thighs along with his hand, all befell at spas in Baltimore, Maryland.

“I’ve instructed folks about this over time, they usually both act prefer it’s scorching gossip or a joke,” one therapist revealed. “Nevertheless it was actually degrading.”

As soon as the information of the Tucker allegations turned public, NFL legends Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson mentioned it on their podcast, “Nightcap.”

Johnson, who performed a number of seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, instructed his co-host that the sheer variety of accusers (over six) did not look good for the Ravens’ star kicker.

Sharpe agreed, saying it is robust when that many individuals come ahead. Nonetheless, he believed the NFL would do its finest to find the reality within the investigation.

Earlier than Johnson completed, he slammed Tucker for what he believed to be a “sample of conduct.”

“Now, when you will have an issue, and there’s a problem with one individual, that’s one factor. Now, there, an individual deserves their true innocence till confirmed responsible. Now, when you have a sample of conduct, and it’s all coming from completely different folks, that’s completely different. All people can’t be mendacity,” he stated.

Tucker replied to the accusations, calling them “unequivocally false” earlier than saying the “claims have been a part of a “preconceived narrative” to garner consideration by utilizing his title.