Harrison Butker Regrets ‘Nothing’ About His Controversial Speech

Harrison Butker just lately addressed his controversial commencement speech that put the NFL participant beneath a lot scrutiny in 2024 in the course of the media day for the upcoming Tremendous Bowl recreation.

The 29-year-old got here beneath hearth in Could 2024 after delivering a graduation speech at Benedictine School, during which 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 mentioned the speech gave him an opportunity to talk with others concerning the driving components behind his perception system.

Butker’s speech, which addressed girls and the queer group, calling their satisfaction “lethal sins,” sparked a lot debate on-line. Along with his aforementioned feedback about sure communities, he additionally known as on the “women current” to think about 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 dwell out her true calling when she grew to become 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 consider to be true and what I maintain near my coronary heart.”

Butker revealed that the commencement speech that made its rounds all around the web allowed him to have open and productive conversations with a few of his NFL teammates. Based on 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 mentioned he believed “all [of my teammates] understood the place I used to be coming from” concerning the speech during which he questioned former President of the US Joe Biden.

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

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

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 mentioned on the [Benedictine College] graduation speech, you realize, these are his [views]. I can’t say I agree with nearly all of it — or simply about any of it — exterior of simply him loving his household or his youngsters. I don’t suppose I ought to decide him by his views, particularly his spiritual 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 decide him by the character he exhibits each single day, and that’s a great individual,” he mentioned. “That’s somebody who cares concerning the individuals round him, cares about his household, and needs to make a great impression in society.”

Butker is not the one NFL participant who has needed to take care of detrimental 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.

Based on experiences, Tucker’s conduct, which the victims claimed included exhibiting his erect penis, genitals, and touching their thighs together with his hand, all befell at spas in Baltimore, Maryland.

“I’ve instructed individuals about this through the years, and so they both act prefer it’s sizzling gossip or a joke,” one therapist revealed. “Nevertheless it was actually degrading.”

As soon as the information of the Tucker allegations grew to become 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 greatest 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’ve gotten 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, if in case you have a sample of conduct, and it’s all coming from completely different individuals, that’s completely different. All people can’t be mendacity,” he mentioned.

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