Report: Butker inks 4-year, $25.6M extension to become top-paid kicker
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing Harrison Butker to a four-year, $25.6-million extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The deal reportedly includes $17.75 million guaranteed. Butker’s new annual average salary makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
Butker negotiated the deal on his own behalf, according to Schefter. The 29-year-old confirmed he was staying in Kansas City in a post on X.
Butker has been a contributor in each of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning seasons since 2019. He made 94.3% of his field goals and all 38 of his extra points in 2023.
The kicker made headlines this offseason after delivering a controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. Butker said some Catholic leaders were “pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America” and criticized the “deadly sin sort of pride that has a month dedicated to it.” He also said the women in attendance “have had the most diabolical lies told to you,” expressing his belief that most of them were “most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world” rather than their future careers.
The NFL released a statement asserting that Butker’s “views are not those of the NFL as an organization.” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce said they didn’t necessarily agree with Butker’s opinions but defended his character and described him as a good teammate. Butker stood by the contents of his speech, saying he had no regrets.
The Georgia Tech product has made 89.1% of his field-goal attempts and 94.5% of his extra-point tries since being selected in the seventh round of the 2017 draft.
