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Cancel Culture Fail: Harrison Butker Signs Deal Making Him Highest-Paid Kicker In NFL

Butker's extension comes a little over two months after leftists demanded he be dropped.

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Cancel Culture Fail: Harrison Butker Signs Deal Making Him Highest-Paid Kicker In NFL
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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker signed a 4-year $26 million contract extension on Monday, making him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL on a per-year basis, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported.

The extension for the 29-year-old kicker comes after another season where he ranked among the top kickers in field goal percentage, extra-point percentage, and total points. Last year, Butker also helped his team win its second-straight Super Bowl.

Butker’s new deal includes $17.75 million guaranteed. The kicker represented and negotiated the deal himself, per Schefter. Butker becomes the highest-paid NFL kicker just over two months after he enraged many on the Left following his viral commencement speech at Benedictine College.

The three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker sparked outrage after telling the graduating class that his success was all because ā€œa girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.ā€ During the address, Butker also slammed Pride Month and President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion policies.

Butker’s commencement address sparked outcry and mockery among some celebrities and athletes, including Katy Perry, Chelsea Handler, and Serena Williams. A Change.org petition also called on the Chiefs to drop Butker. The petition, which garnered nearly 240,000 signatures, called Butker’s comments ā€œsexist, homophobic, anti-trans, anti-abortion, and racist,ā€ but the team’s ownership, head coach, and Butker’s teammates stood by their kicker amid the outrage.

Days after the backlash, Butker stood by his comments, saying that the ā€œshocking level of hateā€ would not deter him from being ā€œunapologeticā€ about his faith.

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ā€œIf it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now,ā€ Butker said at the Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville on May 24. ā€œOver the past few days, my beliefs, or what people think I believe, have been the focus of countless discussions around the globe.ā€

ā€œIn my seven years in the NFL, I’ve become familiar with positive and negative comments. But the majority of them revolve around my performance on the field,ā€ Butker added. ā€œBut, as to be expected, the more I’ve talked about what I value most, my Catholic faith, the more polarizing I’ve become. It’s a decision I’ve consciously made, and one I do not regret at all.ā€

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