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Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid appear to be standing by teammate Harrison Butker following a he gave earlier this month. Meeting for the first time since winning Super Bowl LVIII in February, Kansas City players and personnel gathered back together this week to kick off organized team activities ahead of the 2024 NFL season. It also gave reporters the first chance to press players and coaches on topics like Butker's speech to the 2024 graduating class at Benedictine College, which was immediately met with widespread backlash online.

U.S. News During his May 11 address at the private liberal arts school, Butker suggested that most of the female graduates in attendance are likely more excited about marriage and motherhood than leading successful careers — something that drew mixed reactions from those in attendance.



He also spoke on the LGBTQ+ movement, abortion, masculinity and more, saying women have been told "the most diabolical lies" about things like abortion, in vitro fertilization and the "deadly sins" of Pride Month. When asked about Butker's speech Wednesday, Mahomes said it doesn't change what he thinks about his longtime teammate. "There's some things that he said that I don't necessarily agree with, but I understand the person that he is and that he is trying to do whatever he can to lead people in the right direction,” Mahomes said.

“That might not be the same values that I have, but at the same time, I’m going.

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