The fallout from Harrison Butker’s controversial college commencement speech is still going strong. On one side, there are multiple petitions blasting his misogynistic and homophobic comments and calling for the Chiefs to cut the 28-year-old kicker. On the other side, there is defense of Butker’s freedom to express his opinions — including from Tavia Hunt , […]
NFL must respond more assertively to Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's offensive speech
It takes a small amount of verbal gymnastics to declare Taylor Swift the most important figure in the NFL last season, because she never was actually in the NFL. She was in the audience at games, and she was in the celebration moshpit of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, but no one ever assigned her […]
What did Harrison Butker say? Chiefs kicker gives controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College
The start of the NFL season is still more than three months away, but football never truly goes silent — even if that means the headlines from the shirt a coach wears during minicamp , or from a player’s commencement speech at a small college. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker received the honor of delivering the […]
Jake Bates: Another week, another long FG for star UFL kicker
One of the stars of the 2024 UFL season, Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates, has made yet another long field goal during the Week 7 game against the D.C. Defenders. During the second quarter and with the Panthers leading 13-6, Bates was called upon to kick a 51-yard field goal, which, at this point, is […]
Jake Bates landing spots: Lions, Vikings rank among best fits for Michigan Panthers star kicker
Spring football has been a breeding ground for high-quality special teams players over the past few seasons. In 2022, Kavontae Turpin went from star New Jersey Generals playmaker to an All-Pro return man for the Cowboys. Dallas followed up its success in 2023 by signing Birmingham Stallions kicker Brandon Aubrey and seeing the former soccer […]