The NFL released a statement this week distancing itself from the comments Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made during a commencement address at a Catholic college on Saturday.
The NFL is distancing itself from the speech Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave during a commencement address at a private college in Kansas over the weekend, when he encouraged women graduates to embrace their 'vocation' as a 'homemaker,' and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion.
Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,' Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, told the outlet. 'His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.' During his speech, Butker encouraged women to embrace what he called the 'most important titles of all' as a Catholic.
can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother. I’m on this stage today and able to be the man that I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation.
He is not alone. From the man behind the COVID lockdowns, to the people pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common — they are Catholic. This is an important reminder that being Catholic alone doesn’t cut it.' The Chiefs did not comment on Butker’s speech. The Carolina Panthers selected Butker with the No. 233 overall pick in the 2017 draft. However, he never played in the regular season for them.
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