Posted on 08/05/2024 2:51:30 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs and kicker Harrison Butker have agreed on a contract extension that makes the three-time Super Bowl champion the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
Butker, 29, announced on social media Monday that he’d agreed to a four-year deal. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the deal keeps Butker in Kansas City through the 2028 season.
The Georgia Tech product has been a part of all three Super Bowl-winning Chiefs teams in the past five seasons. In Super Bowl LVIII, Butker made the longest field goal in Super Bowl history.
This off-season, Butker made headlines after giving a controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. In the fallout, Butker’s jersey became one of the most popular jerseys in the NFL.
NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport said Butker represented himself in the negotiations.
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$25.6 million for 4 years, guaranteed 17.8 million. Justin Tucker gets $6 million per year (per nfl.com)
And good on Head Coach Andy Reid for backing him up big time. Two great reasons to root for the Kansas City Chiefs. And there’s a third one: They aren’t changing their mascot to kow-tow to the cancel culture that has become popular in the NFL.
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