Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and wife Isabelle hit the red carpet Thursday for the team’s Super Bowl 2024 ring ceremony in Kansas City, roughly one month after his controversial commencement address . Dressed in a cream tux with a black bow tie, the 28-year-old Butker smiled beside Isabelle, clad in a green dress, and accessorized with two of his Super Bowl rings from the Chiefs’ championships during the 2019 and 2022 seasons. The rings the world champion Chiefs received Thursday following their Super Bowl win over the 49ers in February boast 529 diamonds and 38 rubies, according to the team .
The three-time Super Bowl champion came under fire last month over comments made during a commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas that touched on an array of topics, including political, religion and cultural issues. In the speech, Butker suggested that women have “had the most diabolic lies told to you” and that the “homemaker” title is one of the most important they can hold. “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 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,” Butker said at the Catholic institution. Butker was heavily criticized for the perceived sexist and homophobic remarks.
