Harrison Butker Becomes Highest-Paid Kicker In NFL After New Extension

The Kansas City Chiefs are standing behind Harrison Butker in the short term and for years to come … ’cause the two sides just agreed to a massive $25.6 million contract extension — months after he came under fire for polarizing comments made during a commencement speech.

The former seventh-round pick negotiated the four-year contract himself … making the 29-year-old the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. Butker is now tied to the organization through 2028 and will look to help the Chiefs in their quest for a Super Bowl three-peat.

The contract extension comes three months following his controversial grad speech at Benedictine College — a Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas — in which he shared his views on the LGBTQ community, abortion and women being homemakers

While many online were furious with his remarks — some even calling for his release — people close to the kicker stuck by him … including those within the Chiefs organization, like team heiress Gracie Hunt.

“I know Harrison,” Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes said amid the controversy. “I’ve known Harrison for seven years. I judge him by the character that he shows every single day and that’s a good person.”

Butker also made the situation awkward for his teammate, Travis Kelce … as he evoked the name of his girlfriend — Taylor Swift — during the speech. Kelce said he cherishes Butker as a teammate, but couldn’t agree with most of his opinions.

“When it comes down to his views and what he said at the [Benedictine College] commencement speech, you know, those are his,” Kelce added. “I can’t say I agree with the majority of it — or, just about any of it outside of just him loving his family and his kids.”