Harrison Butker
American football player
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2024 | Begins the season strong with 36 field goals, 3 of 3 (100% success rate) and 2 PATs at 100% success rate. |
2024 | Set Super Bowl record for longest field goal with a 57-yard kick. |
2024 | Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College, advocating for a conservative form of Catholicism and criticizing Pride Month as an example of 'deadly sins'. |
December 15 2024 | Returned to play against the Browns, going 0-for-1 in field goal attempts, which caused his all-time field goal percentage to drop. |
December 14 2024 | Activated from injured reserve by the Kansas City Chiefs. |
November 15 2024 | Placed on injured reserve by the Kansas City Chiefs following his knee injury. |
November 14 2024 | Butker suffered a knee injury during practice with the Kansas City Chiefs. |
October 11 2024 | Harrison Butker publicly endorsed former president Donald Trump for the 2024 United States presidential election, specifically citing Trump's anti-abortion record as his reason for endorsement. |
August 5 2024 | Harrison Butker re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to a four-year, $25.6 million contract extension. |
May 2024 | Delivered a controversial commencement address at Benedictine College, where he criticized a bill condemning antisemitism and made statements about Jews that were subsequently criticized by commentators as antisemitic. The speech was met with applause and a standing ovation from the audience. |
May 2024 | Gave a controversial commencement address at Benedictine College, where he made statements about Jews being responsible for Jesus's death, which drew significant criticism from media commentators and religious scholars for alleged antisemitic remarks. |
May 15 2024 | NFL senior vice president Jonathan Beane publicly stated that Butker's views do not represent the NFL's organizational stance, in response to controversial comments Butker made about women and workforce participation. |
March 2024 | Harrison Butker criticized the Catholic Church for burying transgender rights advocate Cecilia Gentili in an interview with the Catholic News Agency. |
February 2024 | Butker and the Kansas City Chiefs played in Super Bowl LIX, losing 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Butker did not attempt a field goal or PAT during the game. |
February 11 2024 | In Super Bowl LVIII, broke two Super Bowl records: longest made field goal (57 yards) and most career field goals (9). Helped the Kansas City Chiefs win in overtime 25-22, securing his third Super Bowl victory and second consecutive win. |
2023 | Career best year with 57 total field goals, perfect 11 out of 11 field goal attempts, 100% PAT conversion, and scoring 36 points |
2023 | Career-best season with 57 field goals, 11 successful at 100% accuracy, and 8 PATs at 100%, scoring 36 points |
2023 | Harrison Butker delivered the commencement speech at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, where he notably encouraged graduates to 'get married and start a family'. |
2023 | Finished the season with 33-of-35 field goal attempts, achieving a career-best 94.3% field goal percentage and making all 12 attempts from over 40 yards, including a field goal over 60 yards. |
2023 | In Week 17, went 6-for-6 on field goals in a 25-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, setting a career high and being named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. |
2023 | Began the season successfully, making his first 24 field goals before his first miss in Week 15. |
February 2023 | Wore an anti-abortion tie during the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII victory celebration at The White House as a protest against President Joe Biden's pro-choice views. |
2022 | Recovers performance with 50 field goals and 11 PATs, improving field goal success rate to 85.7%. |
2022 | Established Chiefs franchise record for longest field goal, successfully kicking a 62-yard field goal. |
2022 | Recovers accuracy with 50 field goals, 7 successful, and returns to 100% PAT accuracy |
2022 | Supported the Kansas Value Them Both Amendment, which aimed to overturn the 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing abortion rights. |
2022 | During the season-opening game against the Arizona Cardinals, Butker made a 54-yard field goal and all four extra point attempts while playing through an ankle injury. |
2022 | Broke the Chiefs' franchise record for longest field goal with a 62-yard kick against the Bills, becoming only the 15th NFL player to make a field goal 62 yards or longer. |
2022 | Kicked a 45-yard game-winning field goal in the AFC Championship Game, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 and sending the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVII. |
2022 | Kicked a 27-yard game-winning field goal with 11 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII, leading the Chiefs to a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles and winning his second Super Bowl. |
2021 | During the NFL season, Butker appeared in 16 games, successfully converting 47-of-49 extra point attempts and 25-of-28 field goal attempts. |
2021 | In the divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, Butker converted a critical 49-yard game-tying field goal in regulation, forcing overtime in a 42-36 victory. |
2021 | Maintains consistent performance with 49 field goals, but experiences a dip in field goal accuracy to 80% |
December 29 2021 | Butker was activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. |
December 20 2021 | Butker was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after testing positive for COVID-19, causing him to miss his first career game (Week 16 against the Steelers). |
2020 | During Week 2, Butker made a game-tying 30-yard field goal as time expired in regulation and a game-winning 58-yard field goal in overtime against the Los Angeles Chargers, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. |
2020 | Scored all of the Kansas City Chiefs' points (9 points) in Super Bowl LV during a 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. |
2020 | Butker kicks 52 field goals and 7 PATs, with a slight drop in PAT accuracy to 85.7% |
2020 | Finished the season converting 25 out of 27 field-goal attempts and 48 out of 54 extra-point attempts. |
2020 | Butker maintains high performance with 8 successful field goals out of 8 attempts and a 85.7% extra point success rate |
2019 | Won Super Bowl LIV, converting all four extra point attempts and a 31-yard field goal in the 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. |
2019 | Continues strong performance with 31 field goals and 16 PATs, maintaining near-perfect accuracy |
December 8 2019 | Converted his 89th field goal in his 100th career attempt, achieving a career field goal percentage of 89.109%, the second-best in NFL history at that time. |
November 2019 | Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, leading the NFL with 34 made field goals and converting 45-of-48 extra points in the regular season. |
June 13 2019 | Signed a five-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs worth $20.3 million. |
April 15 2019 | Signed his exclusive rights free agent tender with the Kansas City Chiefs for a one-year contract worth $645,000. |
2018 | Butker improves performance with 39 total field goals, converting 2 out of 2 field goal attempts and 8 out of 8 PATs |
2018 | Completed his second professional season with an impressive performance, converting 65 of 69 extra point attempts and 24 of 27 field goal attempts. |
2018 | During a Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Butker set a career-high by converting six extra points in a 42-37 victory. |
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