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NFL responds after Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech goes viral
NFL responds after Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech goes viral
The NFL’s senior vice president
and chief diversity and inclusion officer said the kicker “gave a speech in his personal capacity.”
May 15, 2024, 11:31 PM UTC
By Amy Eley and Samantha Kubota
Four days after Kansas City Chiefs
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NFL responds after Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech goes viral
The NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer said the kicker “gave a speech in his personal capacity.”
May 15, 2024, 11:31 PM UTC
By Amy Eley and Samantha Kubota
Four days after Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a controversial graduation speech, the NFL is speaking out about his comments.
Butker spoke to the 2024 graduates at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, on May 11. In his speech, Butker encouraged women to be homemakers while criticizing IVF, birth control, Pride month and more.
Harrison Butker
Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker spoke to 2024 graduates of Benedictine College.Benedictine College / YouTube
In a statement obtained by TODAY.com, the NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, Jonathan Beane, said the kicker “gave a speech in his personal capacity.”