Harrison Butker is not apologizing.
The Kansas City Chiefs kicker and three-time Super Bowl champion became the target of controversy this month after delivering a pro-Catholic commencement speech that affirmed traditional values. A petition demanded that Butker be fired, a sports writer said a woman should replace him, and media subjected his teammates to a barrage of questions about his views.
Speaking at the Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville last Friday — an event hosted by Regina Caeli Academy, a Catholic hybrid homeschool organization — Butker told attendees he has zero regrets.
"In my seven years in the NFL, I've become familiar with the positive and negative comments, but the majority of them revolve around my performance on the field. But as to be expected, the more I've talked about what I value most, which is my Catholic faith, the more polarizing I have become," Butker said.
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