Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker was adamant Monday night that he had "nothing to apologize for" when asked about the backlash toward his commencement speech in the offseason.
Butker’s faith-based speech at Benedictine College urged female graduates to embrace being a "homemaker" and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. He added, "[T]hings like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for the degenerate cultural values and media all stem from pervasiveness of disorder."
The uproar subsided as the season got underway, and he was able to step up in the AFC Championship to nail the go-ahead field goal that put the Chiefs into Super Bowl LIX.
He was asked about the speech in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX’s opening night.
"It opened up a lot of good conversations and a lot of guys had different opinions about it but we all love each other in that locker room, and we all know who we are, and I think all the guys understood where I was coming from," he said, via Chat Sports. "I know they respect me and respect what I have to say.
Butker was also involved in an odd moment when he was asked during the festivities, "What do you think about gays?" The Associated Press reported that an NFL official waved off the question, and Butker went about answering other people.
"I understand that this is a great evening, and we’re here to focus on the game," Butker said. "Maybe if I saw him without a camera we’d have a great conversation."
Butker will be just as important in Super Bowl LIX as he was last year against the San Francisco 49ers.
He had four field goals in the game, including a 57-yarder which set a Super Bowl record and the game-tying kick to send the game to overtime.
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had to juke around a pretty important question regarding his love life during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night on Monday in New Orleans.
Kelce will have a whole host of fans in his corner at the Caesars Superdome come the weekend, including his girlfriend Taylor Swift. The pop star had been following him and the Chiefs throughout the playoffs and will likely be in the Big Easy as her "Eras Tour" has come to a close.
The tight end was asked whether he planned on giving anyone a special ring on Sunday.
"A Super Bowl ring?" he asked coyly. "Next question."
It is pretty clear the two have been hot and heavy for the last year and a half. Swift has been at a handful of Chiefs games since they started dating in 2023, and in turn, Kelce had been at some "Eras Tour" events during the summer – even appearing in one of her skits.
Love is definitely in the air, and it was felt all the way in Los Angeles on Sunday night when Swift showed up to the Grammy Awards.
Swift was in a red dress and showed her support for Kelce with a red "T" hanging from the bottom of it.
It is probably unlikely that Kelce would fulfill the "You Belong With Me" music video fantasy of the football-playing jock showing up to a wedding-like prom with the nerdy schoolgirl, but some fans are able to put their money where their mouths are.
"At FanDuel Canada we are constantly looking for new ways to engage our customers with new and unique markets," the FanDuel Canada Trading Team said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The Super Bowl has a great history of these types of bets and we’re excited to be able to link pop culture and sport through our Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift offerings."
The odds opened up at +140 for "yes" (a $100 bet wins $190), while "no" began at -170 (must bet $170 to win $100).
Just note, though, that the fine print states that the proposal must take place on the field after the game.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The top clubs largely resisted the sort of excess spending that has characterised past windows, while middle-class sides like Aston Villa are closing the gap
Latest Sports News, Scores, Stats & Videos
Latest Sport News
Latest Sports News Today on Fox News
