Kansas City Chiefs player and well-known advocate for traditional values, Harrison Butker, has signed a contract extension, making him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history.
Butker’s four-year, $25.6 million extension will give him a salary of $6.4 million through the 2028 season, the highest salary ever for an NFL kicker. Butker’s salary is slightly higher than the average salary of kickers Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens and Jake Elliott of the Philadelphia Eagles, who make $6 million each.
Butker’s previous contract was no mean feat, with an average annual salary of $4.055 million. Spot Rack.
“The better you do your job, the more your team will try.”
ESPN The kicker himself was reported to have acted as his own agent and negotiated the contract.
“There is no better place to be than with the Chiefs. Excited to have finalized a four-year contract extension. Heading to the Heights!” Butker wrote excitedly. X page.
In addition to being one of the NFL’s most reliable kickers, Butker made waves in May 2024 when he gave a speech at Catholic University in which he promoted Catholic and traditional values and rejected woke culture.
The kicker became a target for left-wing activists. Misogynist and Anti-gay.
Of course, Butker had a few critics after signing his new contract, including former ESPN host Trey Wingo, who said the kicker’s contract proves the old adage that teams will put up with a difficult player if he’s good enough on the field.
“Harrison Butker’s contract extension, making him the highest-paid kicker, underscores an essential truth in the NFL: The better you are at your job, the more teams are willing to put up with you purely.”
Radio host EJ Stewart He said the Kansas City Chiefs “treated a bunch of weirdos with dignity” when they re-signed Butker, adding that re-signing the player was “unbecoming of a championship-winning head coach” like Chiefs coach Andy Reid.
But Butker’s numbers don’t lie.
Butker shot 89.1% from the field, second all-time behind Tucker’s 90.2%, and he also made 6-of-6 shots from beyond 50 yards and finished the 2023 season shooting 94.3% from the field.
The Georgia native also has three Super Bowl wins, plus multiple key field goals in the playoffs.
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