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Travis Kelce is the latest NFL star to defend Harrison Butker – but who else is backing the Chiefs kicker over his controversial ‘homemaker’ speech?
Harrison Butker sparked outrage in a controversial appearance at Benedictine College earlier this month – but not everyone has a problem with the Kansas City Chiefs kicker.
While addressing graduates at the college, Butker made headlines after suggesting women are more excited to be homemakers than successful careerists, taking aim at the LGBTQ+ community and slamming President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.
The three-time Super Bowl winner has been heavily criticized over the remarks, with a petition calling for the Chiefs to part company with him now receiving over 225,000 signatures.
However, Butker has also been defended by a number of high-profile names – including his Kansas City teammate Travis Kelce.
So who else has come out in support of him? Dailymail.com takes a closer look.
Chiefs Kingdom
Kelce became the latest member of Chiefs Kingdom to launch a defense of Butker this week after standing up for his teammate against the cancel-culture backlash.
Speaking on the latest episode of his and brother Jason’s New Heights podcast, the Kansas City tight end said: ‘I’ve known him for even plus years. I cherish him as a teammate. I think Pat (Mahomes) said it best where he is every bit of a great person and a great teammate.
‘He’s treated family and family that I’ve introduced to him with nothing but respect and kindness. And that’s how he treats everyone.
‘When it comes down to his views and what he said at the Saint Benedict’s commencement speech, those are his. I can’t say I agree with the majority of it or just about any of it outside of just him loving his family and his kids.
‘And I don’t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views, of how to go about life, that’s just not who I am.’
Several other Kansas City figures leapt to Butker’s defense, including head coach Andy Reid.
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