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The controversial star of the Chiefs, Harrison Butker, defends the speech of ‘housewife’ before the last departure of the Super Bowl

The controversial star of the Chiefs, Harrison Butker, defends the speech of ‘housewife’ before the last departure of the Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs’s kicker, Harrison Butker, is still supported by his controversial start speech almost a year after the outrage he caused.

Butker, who is preparing for his third consecutive appearance of the Super Bowl with the Chiefs this weekend in New Orleans, received critical fierce when he went to graduates in the Benedictine College of Kansas in May last year.

In addition to seeming to condemn the pro-abortion position of the then president Joe Biden and the LGBTQ+community, the NFL star divided the opinion by suggesting that women should prioritize being mothers who stay at home over their own careers.

Several fans and high profile figures expressed angry at the comments, with a petition for the Chiefs to cut off their list and finally receive almost 250,000 signatures.

Even some of his teammates, including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, publicly admitted that they do not share the same opinions as their colleague Franco.

However, despite the reaction that followed, Butker says he does not regret the speech nine months later.

The controversial star of the Chiefs, Harrison Butker, defends the speech of ‘housewife’ before the last departure of the Super Bowl

The Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker, is still in his controversial start speech last year

“God has given me this platform and I will say what I think is true and what I have close to my heart,” he said on the opening night of the Super Bowl week in New Orleans.

“Anything that comes, I am lucky to be in the Chiefs and be in another Super Bowl.”

While they distance themselves from their opinions, Butker was still supporting Kelce and Mohomes, along with Kansas City chief coach Andy Reid.

The three defended the pateador of the Chiefs despite the fact that they do not have the same opinions.

‘I know (Harrison) for seven years and judge by the character that shows every day. And that is a good person, ‘said Mohamses.

“I have known him for more years,” Kelce emphasized in his new Heights podcast at that time. ‘I appreciate it as a teammate. I think Pat (Mahomes) said it better where he is a great person and a great teammate.

Meanwhile, Reid said the team respected his opinion as he added that he did not believe he was attacking women.

Butker divided the opinion when he went to graduates in Benedictine College in May 2024

Butker divided the opinion when he went to graduates in Benedictine College in May 2024

The open NFL star says that he does not regret the divisive comments made by the day

The open NFL star says that he does not regret the divisive comments made by the day

“Many boys had different opinions about it,” Butker continued on Monday night, “but we all love each other in that locker room. We all know who we are.

‘All the boys understood where it came from. They respect me. They respect what I have to say. And I have nothing to apologize for.

Butker and the Chiefs are forcing themselves to become the first team in NFL’s history to win three consecutive Super Bowls on Sunday night.

On their way to a famous three mobs are the Filadelfia Eagles, who also obtained the best in the 2023 masterpiece.

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