Jason Whitlock has jumped to the defense of Harrison Butker after the Kansas City Chiefs were criticized for handing their kicker a new $25million deal.
On Monday, Butker and the Chiefs agreed a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
However, it came just three months after Butker made headlines for a controversial commencement speech that he gave at Benedictine College in Kansas.
Jason Whitlock has jumped to the defense of Harrison Butker after the Kansas City Chiefs were criticized for handing their kicker a new $25million deal.
On Monday, Butker and the Chiefs agreed a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
However, it came just three months after Butker made headlines for a controversial commencement speech that he gave at Benedictine College in Kansas.
But Whitlock, a conservative podcast host, hit back at one tweet that said players being rewarded regardless of their behavior off the field is ‘the inherent truth of the NFL’.
Whitlock called Butker a ‘celebrator of traditional marriage’ and instead took a swipe at former Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill, who recently signed a $90m restructured contract with the Miami Dolphins.
He called Hill a ‘baby-mama factory’ and added: ‘Who is “putting up” with more, Dolphins or Chiefs? You can’t make this stuff up. People are really this lost.’
Butker, a three-time Super Bowl champion, has become more vocal in recent years with his personal beliefs.
They included wearing a tie to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration at the White House last year with a pro-life Latin phrase on it. Butker’s views are in opposition with President Joe Biden’s pro-choice policies.
He called Hill a ‘baby-mama factory’ and added: ‘Who is “putting up” with more, Dolphins or Chiefs? You can’t make this stuff up. People are really this lost.’
Butker, a three-time Super Bowl champion, has become more vocal in recent years with his personal beliefs.
They included wearing a tie to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration at the White House last year with a pro-life Latin phrase on it. Butker’s views are in opposition with President Joe Biden’s pro-choice policies.
