Thanks to winning the Super Bowl in each of the previous two seasons and the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the Kansas City Chiefs have had a lot of good press. Unfortunately, recent comments and actions by a couple of their current players have been driving negative headlines as of late.
Wide receiver Rashee Rice is facing a lengthy suspension from the NFL due to a couple of incidents this offseason. First, he was charged with several felonies in connection to a car accident he was involved in. Rice and several of the people he was with left the scene before police arrived.
Recently, a report came out that Rice fired gunshots into the car of a basketball player at SMU while the two were still students there. Apparently, the Chiefs and all other NFL teams knew of this incident before the 2023 NFL Draft.
While Rice is facing legal troubles, kicker Harrison Butker is getting an immense amount of backlash over comments he made during a graduation speech.
Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker Gave a Misogynist and Homophobic Speech at a Catholic College Graduation
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During his speech, in which he railed against the LGBTQ+ community and women in the workforce, Butker said:
“As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt,’ ” speaking of Swift and her song “Bejeweled.
He continued:
“Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerative cultural values in media all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
“For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you.
“Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”
In other words, Butker believes that women being told that they are valuable contributors to society outside of the home is a “diabolical” lie. In his opinion, women are better off staying home and being a wife and/or mother.
The ironic thing is that Butker’s own mother is an accomplished, well-educated, and acclaimed physicist.
Hip Hop Artist Flavor Flav Has Strong Words for Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker
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After the video of Butker’s speech went viral, hip-hop artist Flavor Flav posted the following on X (formerly Twitter):
Sounds like some players “need to stay in their lanes” and shouldn’t be giving commencement speeches.
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) May 14, 2024
On X user commented, “Well at least he’s giving commencement speeches,” as an insult to the artist. To which Flavor Flav replied:
And I’m doing lectures at Harvard https://t.co/30fRfPleTc
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) May 15, 2024
Last year, Flav was a guest panelist at a seminar that dissected and analyzed Emily Dickinson’s use of imagery and symbolism.
Needless to say, Butker’s speech is not going over well with people, and some fans are even calling for the team to release him.
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