The league said that Butker’s “views are not those of the NFL as an organization” and added that it “is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion.”
By Mark Maske, The Washington PostKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the media during NFL football Super Bowl 58 opening night Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas.
“Those with expansive platforms, especially athletes, should use their voices to uplift and expand understanding and acceptance in the world. Instead, Butker’s remarks undermine experiences not of his own and reveal him to be one who goes against his own team’s commitment to the Kansas City community, and the NFL’s standards for respect, inclusion, and diversity across the League.
Former college football coach Lou Holtz, meantime, thanked Butker on social media “for standing strong in your faith values.” Butker also said: “I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. … Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world. But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.
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