Travis Kelce has finally addressed the controversy surrounding his teammate Harrison Butker's commencement speech at Benedictine College on May 14th. Butker, the Chiefs place kicker, faced backlash for telling graduating women that most would be most excited about marriage and children, and sharing that his wife’s life began as a homemaker. On the May 24th episode of the Kelce Brothers’ podcast, New Heights, Kelce expressed his longstanding respect for Butker as a teammate but distanced himself from Butker’s views, stating he does not agree with most of what was said, aside from Butker’s love for his family.
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00:00 Travis Kelce just finally addressed the controversy surrounding his teammate, Harrison Butker,
00:05 and his commencement speech.
00:06 Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker was the commencement speaker at Benedictine's college
00:11 graduation ceremony May 14th, and he's facing a lot of backlash over it.
00:16 Addressing the women about to receive their degrees, Butker stated, "Some of you may
00:20 go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I venture to guess that the majority of
00:25 you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world."
00:30 Butker then went on to say that his wife's life truly began when she stepped into the
00:33 role of homemaker and got emotional while doing so.
00:37 Fans have been wondering how Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce feels about Butker
00:40 since the controversy, as they're both Chiefs players.
00:44 And the football star did let fans know on May 24th's episode of the Kelce Brothers
00:48 podcast New Heights, sharing, "I mean, I've known Butker for 7+/8+ years and I cherish
00:54 him as a teammate.
00:55 When it comes down to his views and what he said at the commencement speech, you know,
00:59 those are his views.
01:00 I can't say I agree with the majority of it, or just about any of it, outside of just him
01:04 loving his family or his kids."