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Four days after Kansas City Chief's 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. In a statement obtained by TODAY.
The father of two also seemingly criticized birth control and fertility treatments, telling graduates that 'there is nothing good about playing God with having children.' Butker also told men to be 'unapologetic in your masculinity.' He also heavily criticized President Joe Biden and his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While COVID might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique,” he said.
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