Harrison Butker

Butker was born on July 14, 1995, to Harrison Butker Sr. and Elizabeth Keller Butker, and was raised in Decatur, Georgia. He has an older sister.{{Cite magazine |last=Caruso |first=Skyler |date=May 15, 2024 |title=All About Harrison Butker's Parents, Harrison Butker Sr. and Elizabeth Butker |url=https://people.com/all-about-harrison-butker-parents-harrison-butker-sr-and-elizabeth-butker-8648933 |magazine=People}}

Butker's maternal grandfather, James W. Keller, held faculty positions in oncology at Emory University for 28 years.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl kicker has deep ties to Emory | Emory University | Atlanta GA |url=https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/01/winship_super_bowl_kicker_butker_family_ties/index.html |website=news.emory.edu}} His mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, has been a clinical medical physicist at Emory since 1988.{{Cite web |last1=Hautman |first1=Nicholas |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Mom of Chiefs player who told women to be homemakers is physicist |url=https://pagesix.com/2024/05/15/entertainment/mom-of-chiefs-player-who-told-women-to-be-homemakers-is-physicist/ |work=Pagesix.com}}

Butker went to The Westminster Schools, where he played on the football team after picking up the sport as a rising sophomore.{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=John |date=January 30, 2015 |title=Westminster alum Harrison Butker reflects on kicking career |url=https://www.thebiline.com/sports/2015/01/30/westminster-alum-harrison-butker-reflects-on-kicking-career/ |access-date=January 24, 2018 |website=The Westminster Bi-Line |language=en-US}} Butker broke the school record (at the time) for a field goal of 53 yards. He was a three-sport athlete in basketball, football, and soccer, winning three state championships in soccer. Butker was also a tuba player for the school's symphonic band.

Before pursuing football, Butker played soccer at Georgia Tech.

Butker played at Georgia Tech from 2013 through 2016 under head coach Paul Johnson.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/harrison-butker-1.html |access-date=November 14, 2017 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Butker is the all-time leading scorer in school history and was a captain of the team for his senior season.{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2016 |title=Student Spotlight: Harrison Butker: Football Hero and Hometown Guy |url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/news/student-spotlight-harrison-butker-football-hero-and-hometown-guy |access-date=November 14, 2017 |website=Georgia Institute of Technology |language=en}} In his collegiate career, Butker converted 208-of-210 extra point attempts and 43-of-60 field goal attempts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering.{{Cite web |date=Summer 2018 |title=A Kick in the Pants |url=https://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/17/magazine-pages.aspx?pgid=14269&gid=21&cid=32287 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine |language=en}}

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The Carolina Panthers selected Butker in the seventh round (233rd overall) in the 2017 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm |access-date=January 24, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} On May 5, 2017, Butker signed a four-year, $2.48 million contract that included a signing bonus of $83,112.{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Harrison Butker contract |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/harrison-butker-21975/ |access-date=January 6, 2018 |website=Spotrac.com}} He was waived on September 13, 2017,{{Cite web |last=Voth |first=Bill |date=September 13, 2017 |title=Panthers claim cornerback LaDarius Gunter |url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-claim-cornerback-LaDarius-Gunter/6c2f1435-5f27-4586-a228-20a875d863a4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321141636/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-claim-cornerback-LaDarius-Gunter/6c2f1435-5f27-4586-a228-20a875d863a4 |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |website=Panthers.com}} and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Strickland |first=Bryan |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Panthers claim OT John Theus |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-ot-john-theus-19375743 |access-date=March 4, 2021 |website=Panthers.com |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215222600/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-ot-john-theus-19375743 |url-status=dead }}

On September 26, 2017, Butker was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Panthers' practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Kissel |first=BJ |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Chiefs Place Kicker Cairo Santos on Injured Reserve, Sign Harrison Butker |url=http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Place-Kicker-Cairo-Santos-on-Injured-Reserve-Sign-Harrison-Butker-/e6625bdc-7769-4dea-8433-aa61e73a0c92 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507065927/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Place-Kicker-Cairo-Santos-on-Injured-Reserve-Sign-Harrison-Butker-/e6625bdc-7769-4dea-8433-aa61e73a0c92 |archive-date=May 7, 2018 |website=Chiefs.com}}

Butker made his debut during a Week 4 29–20 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football. Butker missed his first career field goal attempt of 46 yards, but made his next three attempts, including the game-winner.{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs - October 2nd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710020kan.htm |access-date=October 7, 2017 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In the next game against the Houston Texans, Butker made all five of his field goal attempts during the 42–34 road victory.{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans - October 8th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710080htx.htm |access-date=October 13, 2017 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Three weeks later against the Denver Broncos, he converted five field goals in the 29–19 victory, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster among Players of Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-juju-smith-schuster-among-players-of-week-0ap3000000870664 |access-date=November 4, 2017 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2017 |title=Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs - October 30th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710300kan.htm |access-date=October 31, 2017 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} For the month of October, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month.{{cite web | last=Roesch | first=Wes | title=Harrison Butker named AFC special teams player of the month | website=Chiefs Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2017-11-02 | url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/02/harrison-butker-named-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-month/ | access-date=2024-10-24}} During a Week 16 29–13 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Butker converted five field goals, earning him his second AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.{{Cite web |last=Maya |first=Adam |date=December 27, 2017 |title=Todd Gurley, Dion Lewis among NFL Players of Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/todd-gurley-dion-lewis-among-nfl-players-of-week-0ap3000000899031 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs - December 24th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240kan.htm |access-date=January 24, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Butker finished his rookie season converting 28 extra point attempts and 38-of-42 field goal attempts.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=January 24, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Butker was named as an alternate to the 2018 Pro Bowl.{{Cite web |last=Roesch |first=Wesley |date=December 20, 2017 |title=6 Chiefs named as 2018 Pro Bowl alternates |url=http://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/20/6-chiefs-named-as-2018-pro-bowl-alternates/ |access-date=December 20, 2017 |website=USA Today |language=en}} He finished the season tied for fourth in scoring with Chris Boswell with 142 points.{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Scoring Summary |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/scoring.htm |access-date=February 25, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

During a Week 2 42–37 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Butker converted a career-high six extra points.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2018 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Tallies six points |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-harrison-butker-tallies-six-points/ |access-date=October 5, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}

He finished his second professional season converting 65 of 69 extra point attempts and 24-of-27 field goal attempts.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2018 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2018/ |access-date=October 1, 2019 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

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On April 15, 2019, Butker signed his exclusive rights free agent tender with the Chiefs. The tender gave Butker a one-year contract worth $645,000.{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2019 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Remaining with Chiefs |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-harrison-butker-remaining-with-chiefs/ |access-date=April 16, 2019 |website=CBSSports.com}} On June 13, 2019, he signed a five-year extension worth $20.3 million.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jelani |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Chiefs sign Harrison Butker to 5-year, $20M extension |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-sign-harrison-butker-to-5-year-20m-extension-0ap3000001033736 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}

During a Week 9 26–23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Butker made four field goals, including a 44-yard game-winner, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2019 |title=Butker's late FGs help Chiefs rally past Vikings, 26-23 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128079 |access-date=November 3, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Bergman |first=Jeremy |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson among Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/lamar-jackson-russell-wilson-among-players-of-the-week-0ap3000001073900 |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=NFL.com}} Butker was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November.{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=December 5, 2019 |title=Lamar Jackson among Players of the Month for Nov. |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/lamar-jackson-among-players-of-the-month-for-nov-0ap3000001084114 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |website=NFL.com |publisher=The National Football League}} He led the NFL in regular season field goals with 34 made field goals and finished the regular season with 45-of-48 extra points converted and 34-of-38 field goals converted.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/leaders.htm |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On December 8, 2019, Butker converted his 89th field goal in his 100th career attempt, which is the minimum amount of field goal attempts to qualify for career percentage for NFL records.{{Cite web |title=Minimum Requirements For Football Leaderboards |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/about/minimums.htm |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He finished this game against the Miami Dolphins with three field goals made in three attempts, which made him 90-for-101 in his career, for a career field goal percentage of 89.109%, which gave him the second best percentage in NFL history, trailing only Baltimore's Justin Tucker, who at that time had converted 260 field goals in 287 attempts in his career for a percentage of 90.592%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00.htmm|title=Pro Football Reference: Harrison Butker|website=www.pro-football-reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuckJu00.htm|title=Pro Football Reference: Justin Tucker|website=www.pro-football-reference.com}}

Butker won his first Super Bowl in Super Bowl LIV. During the 31–20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Butker converted all four extra point attempts and his only field goal attempt, a 31-yarder in the second quarter.{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Mitch |date=February 2, 2020 |title=Chiefs' Players of the Game in Super Bowl LIV win vs. 49ers |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/02/kansas-city-chiefs-players-of-the-game-super-bowl-54-win-over-san-francisco-49ers/ |access-date=February 3, 2020 |website=USA Today |publisher=Gannett |language=en}}

During a Week 2 23–20 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, Butker made all three field goal attempts he had in the game, including a game tying 30-yard field goal as time expired in regulation and the game winning and franchise record tying 58-yard field goal in overtime. The longest field goal record was broken in 2022 while Butker was injured.{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Harrison Butker kicks OT game-winner, Chiefs win 23-20 |url=https://www.wibw.com/2020/09/20/harrison-butker-kicks-ot-game-winner-chiefs-win-23-20/#:~:text=(WIBW)%20%2D%20Chiefs%20kicker%20Harrison,over%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20Chargers.&text=Butker's%2058%2Dyard%20field%20goal,send%20the%20game%20to%20overtime. |access-date=September 20, 2020 |publisher=WIBW-TV}} For his performance, Butker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.{{Cite web |title=Chiefs K Harrison Butker receives AFC special teams honors for Week 2 |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/23/kansas-city-chiefs-harrison-butker-afc-special-teams-player-week-2/ |website=USAToday.com|date=September 23, 2020}} After his fifth missed extra point of the season in a Week 7 game against the Broncos, Butker set a career high for missed extra points in a season despite only attempting 24 extra points up to that point.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=March 4, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Butker finished the 2020 season converting 25-for-27 field-goal attempts and 48-for-54 on extra-point attempts. During Super Bowl LV, Butker scored all of the Chiefs' points in the 31–9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 7th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202102070tam.htm |access-date=March 4, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Butker was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on December 20, 2021{{Cite web |last=Brisco |first=Joshua |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Travis Kelce, Charvarius Ward, Harrison Butker Placed on Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/kc-chiefs-te-travis-kelce-placed-on-reserve-covid-19-list |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=SI.com}} after testing positive for COVID-19. Due to the NFL's COVID-19 protocols, he missed the Chiefs' Week 16 game against the Steelers. It was the first game of his career Butker missed.{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Won't be available Week 16 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-harrison-butker-wont-be-available-week-16/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=CBSSports.com}} He was activated on December 29, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Koch |first=Makenzie |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Kansas City Chiefs get Kelce, Butker and more back from COVID list |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/chiefs/kansas-city-chiefs-get-kelce-butker-and-more-back-from-covid-list/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=Fox4KC.com}} In the 2021 season, Butker appeared in 16 games and converted 47-of-49 extra point attempts and 25-of-28 field goal attempts.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=February 3, 2022 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills, Butker converted a 49-yard game-tying field goal in regulation to force overtime during the 42–36 victory.{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - January 23rd, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201230kan.htm |access-date=February 3, 2022 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

During the season-opening 44–21 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Butker made a 54-yard field goal and all four extra point attempts despite suffering an ankle injury.{{Cite web |last=Foote |first=Jordan |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Chiefs Injury Updates Ahead of Thursday Game vs. Chargers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/kc-chiefs-injury-updates-ahead-of-thursday-game-vs-la-chargers |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated Kansas City Chiefs News, Analysis and More |language=en}} The day before the Chiefs' Week 2 game against the Chargers, he was ruled out due to the ankle injury.{{Cite web |last=Teicher |first=Adam |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Chiefs K Butker, Chargers WR Allen out for TNF |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34592435/kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-los-angeles-chargers-wr-keenan-allen-ruled-out |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Butker was inactive for the Chiefs next four games.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides injury updates ahead of Wednesday practice |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/12/kansas-city-chiefs-andy-reid-injury-updates-harrison-butker-trent-mcduffie-trey-smith/ |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Chiefs Wire |language=en-US}} In his first game back from the injury against the Bills, Butker broke the Chiefs' franchise record for longest field goal for the second time (his previous record of 58 had been broken while he was injured) with a 62-yard field goal. It was the 15th field goal in NFL history 62 yards or longer.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=October 16, 2022 |title=Chiefs K Harrison Butker reclaims franchise record with 62-yard field goal |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/16/kansas-city-chiefs-harrison-butker-franchise-record-62-yard-field-goal-week-6-buffalo-bills/ |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Chiefs Wire |language=en-US}} In his first five games after returning from injury, Butker missed an extra point or a field goal in each of those games, the longest such streak of his career. Butker ended the streak making all three field goal attempts and all three extra point attempts in Week 11 against the Chargers. Due to the injury, with the missed time and the injury causing kicking issues, Butker had what was statistically the worst season of his career. Butker had a career low field goal percentage (75%), a career high in misses (6), and a career low in attempts (24). In the AFC Championship Game, Butker hit a 45-yard game winning field goal to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 to send the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVII. In the Super Bowl, Butker kicked a 27-yard game winning field goal with 11 seconds in the fourth quarter to give the Chiefs a 38–35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles to win his second Super Bowl in his career.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202302120phi.htm |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Butker began the season making his first 24 field goals before his first miss in Week 15.{{Cite web |title=Harrison Butker 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} During a Week 17 25–17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, Butker went 6-for-6 on field goals and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. His six field goals made set a career high.{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=John |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker wins AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/03/kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-wins-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week-honors/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=Chiefs Wire|publisher=USA Today}} Butker finished the season making 33-of-35 attempts, tying a career low for missed field goals and setting a career high in field goal percentage with 94.3%. Butker made all 12 of his attempts from over 40 yards, including his second successful field goal from over 60 yards. Butker did not miss a single extra point attempt for the second time in his career. Butker's performance in the 2023 season moved him back into second place in NFL history in career field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts).{{Cite web |title=NFL Career Field Goal % Leaders Through 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career_2023.htm |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In Super Bowl LVIII, Butker broke two Super Bowl records: longest made field goal in Super Bowl history (57) and most career field goals in the Super Bowl (9).{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Harrison Butker sets all-time Super Bowl record with nine total field goals made |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/harrison-butker-sets-all-time-super-bowl-record-with-nine-total-field-goals-made |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=NBCSports.com}} The Chiefs won in overtime 25–22. The win gave Butker his third Super Bowl victory and his second consecutive win.{{Cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2024-score-chiefs-49ers-49b5dca51c05ab0f259cef0d7da76c2d |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}} The win made Butker the fourth kicker in NFL history with three Super Bowl wins.{{cite web |title=Most Super Bowl wins by a kicker |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-super-bowl-wins-by-kicker |website=StatMuse.com}}

On August 5, 2024, the Chiefs re-signed Butker to a four-year, $25.6 million extension.{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Kevin | title=Chiefs, kicker Harrison Butker agree to terms on four-year, $25.6M extension | website=NFL.com | date=2024-08-05 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-agrees-to-terms-on-contract-extension | access-date=2025-02-01}} On November 14, Butker suffered a knee injury during practice and was placed on injured reserve the next day.{{Cite web |last=Teicher |first=Adam |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Sources: Chiefs' Harrison Butker to IR with knee injury |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42392738/sources-chiefs-harrison-butker-ir-knee-injury|website=Espn.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=Butker|title=Football Transactions Search Results|website=prosportstransactions.com}} While on injured reserve, Butker moved from third to first place in all-time field goal percentage. At the time of his injury, Butker had made 215 of 241 field goal attempts for a percentage of 89.212%. He was third behind Carolina's Eddy Piñeiro (89.744%) and Baltimore's Justin Tucker (89.371%). On December 1, Piñeiro went 3-for-5 in Carolina's game against Tampa Bay to fall to 88.525% and from first to third, while Tucker also fell behind Butker, going 2-for-4 in Baltimore's game against Philadelphia, falling to 89.032%, but remaining in second behind Butker and ahead of Piñeiro.{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Injured kicker becomes NFL's all-time leader in field goal accuracy while sitting on injured reserve |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/injured-kicker-becomes-nfls-all-time-leader-in-field-goal-accuracy-while-sitting-on-injured-reserve|website=CBSSports.com}} On December 14, he was activated from injured reserve.{{cite web | last=Baca | first=Michael | title=Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (left knee) activated from injured reserve, to play vs. Browns | website=NFL.com | date=2024-12-14 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-left-knee-to-come-off-injured-reserve-play-vs-browns#:~:text=The%20team%20has%20since%20announced,15. | access-date=2025-02-01}} Butker held the top spot for two weeks and when he returned from injury against the Browns the next day, Butker went 0-for-1 in field goal attempts, and his percentage fell to 88.843%, falling behind Tucker, who attempted no field goals in his Week 15 game at the Giants and remained at 89.032%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ButkHa00.htmm|title=Pro Football Reference: Harrison Butker|website=www.pro-football-reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuckJu00.htm|title=Pro Football Reference: Justin Tucker|website=www.pro-football-reference.com}} Despite the struggles, the Chiefs reached Super Bowl LIX where they lost 40–22 to the Philadelphia Eagles, where Butker did not attempt a field goal or PAT.

• Field goals made by a rookie: 38{{Cite web |last=Sabatino |first=Nicholas |date=July 14, 2022 |title=The 4 Greatest Records Harrison Butker Already Has |url=https://prosportsoutlook.com/the-4-greatest-records-harrison-butker-already-has/ |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Pro Sports Outlook |language=en-US}}

• Longest field goal in the Super Bowl: 57 yards (2024){{Cite web |title=49ers vs. Chiefs (Feb 11, 2024) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547378 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
• Career field goals in the Super Bowl: 9

• Field goals made, season: 38 (2017){{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs Single-Season Kicking & Punting Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/single-season-kicking.htm |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
• Points by a rookie: 142{{Cite web |title=Most points scored by a rookie, Kansas City Chiefs |url=http://pfref.com/tiny/MNxkP |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
• Points by a kicker, season: 142 (2017){{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs Single-Season Scoring Summary Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/single-season-scoring.htm |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
• Longest field goal: 62 yards (2022)
• Career field goal percentage (minimum 50 attempts): 89.1%{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs Career Kicking Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/career-kicking.htm |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}

Butker is married with three children.{{Cite magazine |last=Macke |first=Johnni |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker and Wife Isabelle's Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-wife-isabelles-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |magazine=Us Weekly}} He is the co-founder, president, and chief operating officer of MDKeller. One of the companies that Butker co-founded as a subsidiary of MDKeller is Shepherd's, which specializes in custom menswear.{{Cite web |last=Pompei |first=Dan |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker takes no shortcuts — in football or his faith |url=https://theathletic.com/4482291/2023/05/16/harrison-butker-chiefs-nfl-faith/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}

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Butker is a devout Traditionalist Catholic. Butker has publicly spoken out against Traditionis custodes, saying that he felt that he and other traditionalist Catholics were "persecuted" in the Church.{{cite web|title=Saddened by restrictions, NFL star speaks out in defense of Traditional Latin Mass|url=https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/02/14/saddened-by-restrictions-nfl-star-speaks-out-in-defense-of-traditional-latin-mass/#:~:text=NFL%20kicker%20Harrison%20Butker%20and%20his%20return%20to,II%20Roman%20Missal%20of%201962%2C%20may%20be%20used.|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=February 24, 2022|first=Joe|last=Bukuras|publisher=Catholic World Report}}

In May 2024, Butker gave a commencement address at Benedictine College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257720/kansas-city-bishop-prominent-catholics-back-harrison-butker-following-speech-backlash|title=Harrison Butker supported by Kansas City bishop, prominent Catholics amid speech backlash|first=Joe|last=Bukuras|date=May 16, 2024|website=Catholic News Agency}} The speech was met by applause and a standing ovation from the audience.{{Cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Peter |last2=Hollingsworth |first2=Heather |date=May 17, 2024 |title=Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement |url=https://apnews.com/article/catholic-college-conservative-commencement-harrison-butker-a40b881fe41ac489853fb67e58ed20d1 |work=AP News}} Among other topics, he criticized a provision of a bill condemning antisemitism as overly broad. Butker said, "We fear speaking truth, because now, unfortunately, truth is in the minority. Congress just passed a bill where stating something as basic as the biblical teaching of who killed Jesus could land you in jail".{{cite web|url= https://www.ncregister.com/news/harrison-butker-speech-at-benedictine|title= Full Text: Harrison Butker of Kansas City Chiefs Graduation Speech|website= National Catholic Register|date= May 16, 2024|access-date= May 18, 2024}} Dave Zirin of The Nation condemned Butker's comments as antisemitic.{{cite magazine |title=Harrison Butker Is a Jerk, a Bigot, and a True Representative of the NFL |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/harrison-butker-nfl-kansas-city-chiefs/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=The Nation|date=May 16, 2024 |last1=Zirin |first1=Dave }} Yvette Walker of the Kansas City Star also criticized Butker's speech: "The church long has held that Jews could not be held collectively accountable, since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI affirmed this...and wrote there is no basis in Scripture for blaming Jews."{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Yvette |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Chiefs' Butker is welcome to his conservative beliefs — but he's wrong on women, Bible |url=https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/yvette-walker/article288491813.html |access-date=May 14, 2024 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star}}

Butker was the commencement speaker at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, in 2023. He received widespread attention{{Cite news |first=Pete |last=Grathoff |date=May 8, 2023 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker delivers poignant commencement speech at his alma mater |url=https://www.aol.com/chiefs-harrison-butker-delivers-poignant-143039860.html |access-date=January 10, 2024 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |via=AOL.com |language=en-US}} for his exhortation to "get married and start a family."{{Cite news |last=Green |first=PJ |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker gives commencement speech at alma mater |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/chiefs/chiefs-harrison-butker-gives-commencement-speech-at-alma-mater/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV |language=en-US}}

During Butker's 2024 address at Benedictine College, he said:

{{blockquote|I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? 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...I'm on the stage today and able to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation...and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.}}

Several articles highlighted that Butker's mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, has been a clinical medical physicist at Emory University and holds two university degrees.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{Cite web |title=Faculty and Staff | Emory School of Medicine |url=https://med.emory.edu/departments/radiation-oncology/divisions/medical-physics/faculty-and-staff.html |website=med.emory.edu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butkers-mom-is-a-physicist/|title=Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker's Mom Is a Physicist|first=Ryan|last=Hudgins|date=May 15, 2024|website=Us Weekly}}{{cite web | last=Mannie | first=Kathryn | title=NFL's Harrison Butker slammed for urging women grads to be 'homemakers' | website=Global News | date=2024-05-15 | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10497739/nfls-harrison-butker-slammed-grad-speech-women-homemakers/ | access-date=2024-09-06}}{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Super Bowl kicker has deep ties to Winship |url=https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2020/super-bowl-kicker-with-ties-to-winship |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University }}}}{{cite web | last=Matassa | first=Caralynn | title=The Chiefs kicker who told women to be 'homemakers' rather than have careers has a physicist mother | website=Business Insider | date=2024-05-16 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/harrison-butker-speech-mom-physicist-chiefs-homemaker-masculinity-2024-5#:~:text=posted%20on%20X.-,Harrison%20Butker's%20mom%20is%20a%20medical,the%20oncology%20department%20at%20Emory.&text=Elizabeth%20Keller%20Butker's%20name%20and,as%20a%20clinical%20medical%20physicist. | access-date=2024-09-06}} His speech, which included other personal and political opinions, was met with controversy.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{Cite magazine |last=Lau-Adams |first=Kristie |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker Faces Backlash Over 'Homemaker' Wife Comments During Graduation Speech |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-faces-backlash-over-homemaker-remark/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |magazine=Us Weekly}}{{Cite news |last=Treacy |first=Dan |date=May 22, 2024 |title=What did Harrison Butker say? Chiefs kicker gives controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/harrison-butker-chiefs-kicker-commencement-speech-benedictine/c41b0afd31caab13561cc0ec |access-date=May 14, 2024 |work=The Sporting News}}{{cite news |first=Amy |last=Eley |url=https://www.today.com/news/harrison-butker-speech-benedictine-college-rcna152297 |title=Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker criticizes working women, Pride month and more in graduation speech |work=Today |access-date=May 14, 2024 |date=May 14, 2024}}}}{{cite web | last=Looker | first=Rachel | title=Harrison Butker 'homemaker' speech sparks backlash | website=BBC Home | date=2024-05-16 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69021543 | access-date=2024-09-06}} On May 15, 2024, in response to Butker's comments and the ensuant backlash, NFL senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer Jonathan Beane told People in a written statement: "His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger."{{Cite magazine |last=Caplan |first=Anna Lazarus |date=May 16, 2024 |title=NFL Says They Do Not Agree with Harrison Butker's 'Views' in Graduation Speech, Are Committed to 'Inclusion' |url=https://people.com/harrison-butker-nfl-does-not-share-views-in-graduation-speech-8649229 |access-date=2024-05-16 |magazine=People |language=en}} Outsports wrote, "One of the worst parts of this NFL player's awful speech is that he quoted a Taylor Swift song before telling women they should be homemakers and serve their man's career."{{cite magazine |last=Looker |first=Rachel |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Chiefs' Harrison Butker Criticized for Graduation Speech Attacking Working Women While Quoting Taylor Swift |url=https://people.com/chiefs-harrison-butker-criticized-graduation-speech-attacking-working-women-quoting-taylor-swift-8648547 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |magazine=People}} On his New Heights podcast, Travis Kelce said he did not agree with "just about any" of Butker's views but did "cherish" him as a teammate.{{Cite web |last=Grez |first=Matias |date=2024-05-24 |title=Travis Kelce responds to Harrison Butker's commencement speech |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/sport/travis-kelce-harrison-butker-controversy-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}

Others were supportive of Butker's remarks. Hunter Estes, communications director for Mississippi governor Tate Reeves, tweeted a portion of Butker's message, "Be unapologetic in your masculinity. Fight against the cultural emasculation of men. Do hard things. Never settle for what is easy", and added, "This is indeed a brave and rebellious message for our current age. The world needs more good men like Harrison Butker."{{Cite web|url= https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/17/ms-governor-aid-tweets-support-of-controversial-kicker-harrison-butker/73731184007|title=MS governor's communications director supports controversial Chief's kicker Harrison Butker|first=Grant|last=McLaughlin|date=May 17, 2024|accessdate=May 20, 2024|website=Clarion Ledger}} Tavia Hunt, the director of the Kansas City Chiefs Women's Organization and wife of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, wrote on Instagram, "Affirming motherhood and praising your wife, as well as highlighting the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother, is not bigoted. It is empowering to acknowledge that a woman's hard work in raising children is not in vain."{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2024/05/17/tavia-hunt-wife-chiefs-ceo-supports-harrison-butkers-commencement-speech/|title=Tavia Hunt, wife of Chiefs CEO, supports Harrison Butker's commencement speech|first=Gabe|last=Schwartz|date=May 17, 2024|website=KCBD 11|accessdate=May 20, 2024}}

Butker supported the 2022 Kansas Value Them Both Amendment, which would have overridden a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that the Kansas constitution guarantees the right to abortion.{{Cite web |last=Nghiem |first=Andy |date=July 27, 2022 |title=NFL kicker Harrison Butker on Value Them Both: 'This amendment will let Kansas decide what we do on abortion' |url=https://sunflowerstatenews.com/stories/629452867-nfl-kicker-harrison-butker-on-value-them-both-this-amendment-will-let-kansas-decide-what-we-do-on-abortion |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Sunflower State News |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=PJ |title=Benedictine grad, Black LGBTQ org reacts to Harrison Butker commencement speech |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/chiefs/benedictine-grad-black-lgbtq-org-reacts-to-harrison-butker-commencement-speech/ |access-date=May 16, 2024 |work=WDAF-TV |date=May 15, 2024}} In 2023, Butker wore an anti-abortion tie while attending the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII victory celebration at The White House in protest of President Joe Biden's pro-choice views.{{Cite magazine |last=Bennett |first=Brian |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Biden's Abortion Views, Faith at Odds Like Never Before |url=https://time.com/6176375/bidens-abortion-catholic-democrats/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |magazine=Time |language=en}}

In a March 2024 interview with the Catholic News Agency, Butker condemned the Catholic Church for burying the recently deceased transgender rights advocate Cecilia Gentili.{{Cite web |last=McKeown |first=Jonah |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift, and more in far-reaching interview |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257119/harrison-butker-addresses-family-life-gun-violence-taylor-swift-and-more-in-far-reaching-interview |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Catholic News Agency}} In his 2024 commencement speech to Benedictine College, while advocating for a more conservative form of Catholicism, he called Pride Month an example of the "deadly sins".{{Cite news |last=Weese |first=Lukas |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Chiefs kicker Butker says Pride Month is example of 'deadly sin' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5493651/2024/05/14/chiefs-harrison-butker-pride-month-sin/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Former Kansas City commissioner Justice Horn criticized Butker, writing that he "doesn't represent Kansas City nor has he ever. Kansas City has always been a place that welcomes, affirms and embraces our LGBTQ+ community members."

Butker's 2024 address to the graduating class of Benedictine College covered a number of his political beliefs. In the speech, Butker condemned President Biden's stance on abortion.{{Cite web |last=Nazarro |first=Miranda |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Kansas City Chiefs kicker blasts Biden, pro-choice movement in commencement speech |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4661793-kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-blasts-biden-pro-choice-movement-in-commencement-speech/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=The Hill}} He also attacked Biden's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IVF, surrogacy, the LGBTQ community and Pride Month, women in the workforce, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a bill condemning antisemitism.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-harrison-butker-e00f6ee45955c99ef1e809ec447239e0|title=Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, President Biden during commencement address|date=May 14, 2024|website=Associated Press|access-date=May 14, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/14/harrison-butker-commencement-speech-women-biden-pride/ |url-access=subscription |title=In commencement speech, Chiefs kicker targets 'diabolical lies' told to women |last=Boren |first=Cindy |date=May 14, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 14, 2024}}

On October 11, 2024, Butker endorsed former president Donald Trump for the 2024 United States presidential election.{{Cite web |last=Bamidele |first=Afouda |date=2024-10-11 |title=Harrison Butker Endorses Donald Trump As 'The Most Pro-Life President' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/harrison-butker-endorses-donald-trump-201559901.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Blinn |first=Michael |date=2024-10-11 |title=Harrison Butker endorses President Trump on pro-life issue |url=https://nypost.com/2024/10/11/sports/harrison-butker-endorses-president-trump-on-pro-life-issue/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |language=en-US}} He cited Trump's anti-abortion record as his reason for endorsing him.{{Cite web |last=Morik |first=Ryan |date=2024-10-11 |title=Harrison Butker endorses Donald Trump: 'The most pro-life president' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/harrison-butker-endorses-donald-trump-the-most-pro-life-president |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

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