NFL Distances Itself From Butker’s Graduation Speech
When Kansas City kicker spoke at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony, he was speaking for himself and not the NFL. Butker tackled everything from LGBTQ+ community, working women and abortion in his speech on May…
When Kansas City kicker spoke at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony, he was speaking for himself and not the NFL.
Butker tackled everything from LGBTQ+ community, working women and abortion in his speech on May 11.
But what he said in that speech does not reflect the views of the NFL, per People.
“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, said in a written statement. “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.”
Butker targeted President Joe Biden and his stance on abortion, the IJR reported.
“He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I’m sure to many people it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice,” he said.
Butker said “our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally.”
He said Pride Month represented “deadly sins,” People reported.
He then downplayed careers for the graduates and talked more about home life.